Kalaw
Kalaw
ကလောမြို့ (ဝဵင်းၵၢတ်ႇလေႃႉ) | |
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Town | |
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  Kalaw Location in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates: 20°38′N 96°34′E / 20.633°N 96.567°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| State |  Shan State |
| Districts | Kalaw District |
| Township | Kalaw Township |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Religions | Buddhism |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
Kalaw (Burmese: ကလောမြို့; Shan: ၵၢတ်ႇလေႃႉ [ka lɔ]) is a hill town in the Shan State of Myanmar. It is the capital of Kalaw District and Kalaw Township.
Overview
[edit]The town was popular with the British during colonial rule. Kalaw is the main setting of the novel Das Herzenhören by Jan-Philipp Sendker.
The hill station is located at an elevation of 1310 metres, 50 km from the Inle lake. Kalaw is famous for hiking and trekking.[1] Many trekking trails ranging from nearby places to Inle Lake and Pindaya.[2] The town still feels like a high-altitude holiday resort – the air is cool, the atmosphere is calm and the tree-lined streets still contain a smattering of colonial-era architecture – while the surrounding hills are fine for relatively easy day or overnight treks to Danu, Danaw, Palaung, Pa-O and Taung Yo villages.[3]
In 2022, the town was elevated to a district capital when the Kalaw District was created by the Ministry of Home Affairs.[4]
Notable residents
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Trek Kalaw and Meet Ethnic People". www.myanmartour.com. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ^ Dunham, Jillian (2015-12-16). "A Three-Day Trek in the Highlands of Myanmar". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
- ^ Planet, Lonely. "Kalaw travel | Myanmar (Burma)". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
- ^ "Expansion of new districts: New districts expanded in Nay Pyi Taw, regions and states". Myanmar International Television. 2 May 2022.
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