Chinshwehaw | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Myanmar |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Myanmar |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Myanmar |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | Self-administered zone |
Subdivision Name2: | Kokang |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Laukkaing District |
Subdivision Type4: | Township |
Subdivision Name4: | Laukkaing Township |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Total: | 4,889 |
Population Urban: | 3,138 |
Population Rural: | 2,752 |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 23.4756°N 98.8242°W |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +6.30 |
Chinshwehaw (Burmese: ချင်းရွှေဟော်မြို့) is a town in Laukkaing Township, Laukkaing District, Shan State of Myanmar.[2] The town borders Qingshuihe Village of the Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County, Yunnan Province, China. The town is home to one of 5 official border trade posts with China, and opened on 19 October 2003.[3] In 2022, total trade volume at the border post stood at .[4]
On 28 October 2023 it was reported that the town had come fully under control of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) during the ongoing civil war.[5]