Indaw Explained

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]

History

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]

Notes

  1. Myanmar Information Management Unit . September 2019 . Indaw Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya. my:အင်းတောမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ. Indaw Township Regional Information . en . 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,
  3. http://www.pacificairfields.com/af_show_airfield.php?id=3954 "Indaw West - Airfield Id:3954"
  4. http://www.pacificairfields.com/af_show_airfield.php?id=3953 "Indaw (Indaw Lake) - Airfield Id:3953"

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