Lan Gwa

Lan Gwa is a village in Katha Township, Katha District, Sagaing Region. Lan Gwa is situated nearby to the village Pin Ma Lut, as well as near Nat Yae Twin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Katha.

Katha

Photo: Oops mth, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Katha is a town in Sagaing Region, Northern Myanmar. Its claim to fame in the English-speaking world is its connection to author George Orwell, who was stationed here as a colonial policeman from 1926–7.

Lan Gwa

Type: Village
Also known as: “Langwa”
Category: locality
Location: Katha Township, Katha District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

24.23208° or 24° 13′ 56″ north

Longitude

96.30054° or 96° 18′ 2″ east

Elevation

528 feet (161 metres)

Open location code

7MPR68J2+R6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12863871297

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

1314843

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In Other Languages

“Lan Gwa” goes by many names.

Burmese: “လမ်းခွ”

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Localities in the Area

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