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Kalaw
Sign in to saveKalaw (; Shan: ) is a hill town in the Shan State of Myanmar. It is the capital of Kalaw District and Kalaw Township.
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Place details
- Locality
- Kalaw
- Region
- ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်
- Country
- မြန်မာ
- Population
- 93,032
- Timezone
- Asia/Yangon
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Key facts
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.native_name
- ()
- Settlement.official_name
- Kalaw
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Myanmar
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Myanmar
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Kalaw 21.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Districts
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kalaw District
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Township
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Kalaw Township
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2005
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.population_blank2
- Buddhism
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 1320
- Image
- Kalaw, Myanmar. I.jpg
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- Kalaw
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5 sectionsContents
- Overview
- History
- Notable residents
- References
- External links
Kalaw (; Shan: ) is a hill town in the Shan State of Myanmar. It is the capital of Kalaw District and Kalaw Township.
==Overview== The town was popular with the British during the colonial period. Kalaw is the main setting of the novel Das Herzenhören by Jan-Philipp Sendker.
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