Waingmaw
Waingmaw
ဝိုင်းမော်မြို့ | |
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Town | |
Waingmaw Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 25°21′0″N 97°26′0″E / 25.35000°N 97.43333°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Division | Kachin State |
| District | Myitkyina District |
| Township | Waingmaw Township |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 21,969 |
| • Religions | Buddhism Christianity |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
| Climate | Cwa |
Waingmaw (Burmese: ဝိုင်းမော်မြို့; Shan: ဝဵင်းမႂ်ႇ; Jinghpaw: Waimaw) is a town in Kachin State. It is directly southeast of Myitkyina. As of 2014 it had a population of 21,969.[1] Waingmaw is a Shan name meaning "new town".[2]
Notable people
- Ze Hkaung (born 1981) - politician
References
- ^ "Myanmar: Regions, States, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ^ KURABE, Keita (2021-09-27). "Oronyms in northern Burma: Asymmetry between highland and lowland place names". Studies in Geolinguistics. 1. doi:10.5281/ZENODO.5529169.