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Indaw

Indaw is a town in northern Myanmar and is the principal town of Indaw Township, Katha District, Sagaing Region. It is located 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of Indaw Lake. The rail junction at Naba is located about 3 miles (4.8 km) to the north-east of the town.

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Indaw
ဝဵင်းဢၢင်းတေႃႇ
အင်းတော
Town
Indaw
Location of Indaw, Myanmar
Coordinates: 24°13′17″N 96°08′36″E / 24.22139°N 96.14333°E / 24.22139; 96.14333
Country Myanmar
Region Sagaing Region
DistrictKatha
TownshipIndaw
Area
 • Total
0.292 sq mi (0.76 km2)
Elevation
387 ft (118 m)
Population
 (2019)1
 • Total
10,706
 • Density36,700/sq mi (14,200/km2)
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMT)

Indaw (Shan: ဝဵင်းဢၢင်းတေႃႇ, Burmese: အင်းတော) is a town in northern Myanmar and is the principal town of Indaw Township, Katha District, Sagaing Region. It is located 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of Indaw Lake. The rail junction at Naba is located about 3 miles (4.8 km) to the north-east of the town.1

History

Rail Jeep strings signal wire on Pinwe to Naba Junction railroad in Burma on December 15, 1944 source ↗

In 1944 during World War II, a major campaign was fought in Indaw between Japanese and British forces.2 The Japanese had two airfields at Indaw, the Indaw West strip 3 and the Indaw Lake strip.4

On 7 April 2025, a combined force of the Kachin Independence Army, People's Defense Force, and ABSDF captured the town from the State Administration Council junta.5

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Notes

  1. Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Indaw Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya အင်းတောမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Indaw Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  2. Ooi, Keat Gin (2004) "Chindits" south-east Asia: A historical encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat to East Timor ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, California, p. 341, ISBN 1-57607-770-5
  3. "Indaw West - Airfield Id:3954" Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine Pacific War Airfields Project
  4. "Indaw (Indaw Lake) - Airfield Id:3953" Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine Pacific War Airfields Project
  5. အင်းတော်မြို့ကိုတော်လှန်ရေးတပ်များသိမ်းပိုက်. Narinjara News. Khiang Lu Hla.
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