Chinshwehaw Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census Highlights of the Main Results Census Report Volume 2 – A . Department of Population Ministry of Immigration and Population . 65. 2015.
  2. Web site: District Map - Shan State (North). Myanmar Information Management Unit. September 2016. 17 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170317143847/http://themimu.info/sites/themimu.info/files/documents/State_Map_District_Shan_North_MIMU764v04_14Sep2016_A4.pdf. 17 March 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: Border Trade Posts . 2023-03-05 . Ministry of Commerce.
  4. Web site: 2023-02-24 . Border Trade Data . 2023-03-05 . Ministry of Commerce.
  5. Web site: Zan . Hein Htoo . 2023-10-28 . Ethnic Alliance Report Rapid Gains From Myanmar Junta Along Chinese Border . 2023-10-28 . The Irrawaddy . en-US.