Lashio
Sign in to saveLashio ( ; Shan: ) is the largest city and the capital of northern Shan State, Myanmar, about north-east of Mandalay. It is situated on a low mountain spur overlooking the valley of the Yaw River. Loi Leng, the highest mountain of the Shan Hills, is located to the south-east of Lashio.
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Place details
- Locality
- လားရှိုးမြို့
- Region
- ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်
- Country
- မြန်မာ
- Population
- 131,000
- Timezone
- Asia/Yangon
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Lashio
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- my
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Myanmar
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Myanmar (Burma)
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Lashio sight IMG 0595.JPG
- Settlement.imagesize
- 270px
- Settlement.image_map
- Map of Lashio.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Map of Lashio
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Myanmar
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Lashio District
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Township
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Lashio Township
- Settlement.established_title
- Establishment of Lashio
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 149423
- Elevation
- 836
- Image
- Lashio sight IMG 0595.JPG
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- Lashio
- native label
- လႃႈသဵဝ်ႈ
- P12749
- 1945
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Lashio ( ; Shan: ) is the largest city and the capital of northern Shan State, Myanmar, about north-east of Mandalay. It is situated on a low mountain spur overlooking the valley of the Yaw River. Loi Leng, the highest mountain of the Shan Hills, is located to the south-east of Lashio.
Lashio is the administrative center of Lashio Township and Lashio District; before April 2010, it was also the administrative center of Shan State (North). The population grew from approximately 5000 in 1960 to 88,590 in 1983. It was estimated at approximately 131,000 in 2009. The city was captured by rebel forces in early August 2024 before being retaken by the State Administration Council in April 2025 following a major earthquake which impacted much of Myanmar.
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