| Kawlin ကောလင်းမြို့ | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  KawlinLocation in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates: 23°47′25″N 95°40′50″E / 23.79028°N 95.68056°E / 23.79028; 95.68056 | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region | Sagaing Region |
| District | Kawlin District |
| Township | Kawlin Township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.06 sq mi (2.75 km) |
| Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
| Population | 25,254 |
| • Ethnicities | Bamar |
| • Religions | Buddhism |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Kawlin (ကောလင်းမြို့) is a town in the Sagaing Division in Myanmar. Since December 2018 it has been the administration headquarters for Kawlin District as well as Kawlin Township. As of 2019, the town had a population of 25,254, up from 21,431 in 2014. The town is further subdivided into 8 wards.
In late 2023, Kawlin became the first district capital to fall to resistance forces in the 2021 Myanmar civil war.
History
Under the Burmese monarchy governors of Kawlin were by royal appointment. The site of the old town where they ruled is about a mile west of Kawlin, and is reduced to a village. The new town of Kawlin was formed by consolidating the former villages of Taungin (တောင်အင်း) and Northin (မြောက်အင်းခေါ်).
On 6 November 2023, the town came fully under control of the People’s Defense Forces (PDF) during the ongoing civil war. By December 2023, it was restored to full civilian rule. However, Tatmadaw forces recaptured the town on February 10, 2024. Around 80 percent of the town has reportedly been destroyed when Tatmadaw forces started burning homes in the aftermath of their recapture of the town.
See also
References
- ^ Myanmar Information Management Unit (2019). Kawlin Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ကေလင်းမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Kawlin Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ ကောလင်းမြို့ [Kawlin]. Burmese Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. Hertford, England: Stephen Austin & Sons Ltd. p. 267. (page 43 in part B of volume 1 in the pdf file)
- စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်းဒေသကြီး၊ ကောလင်းခရိုင်၊ကောလင်းမြို့နယ်၏ ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်အလက် [Sagaing Region Local information for Kawlin District, Kawlin Township] (in Burmese). Ministry of Union Government Office (MOUGO), Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022.
- "Myanmar: Regions, States, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ^ Irrawaddy, The (2023-11-06). "Myanmar Resistance Seizes First District-Level Town in Sagaing as Offensive Expands". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- Full Civilian Rule Restored in First Large Town Seized by Myanmar Resistance: NUG. December 4, 2023. The Irrawaddy Archived January 9, 2024, at the Wayback Machine
- Myanmar Junta Retakes Town From Civilian Government in Sagaing Region. The Irrawaddy. February 13, 2024 Archived February 13, 2024, at the Wayback Machine
- "Town Almost Razed to Ground After Being Retaken by Myanmar Junta Troops". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
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