Settlement Type: | Town |
Official Name: | Indaw |
Native Name: | |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map: | Myanmar |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Indaw, Myanmar |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Myanmar |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Katha |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Indaw |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.292 |
Population: | 10706 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 24.2214°N 96.1433°W |
Elevation M: | 118 |
Timezone: | MMT |
Utc Offset: | +6.30 |
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 1miles south-east of Indaw Lake. The rail junction at Naba is located about 3miles to the north-east of the town.[1]
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]