Kawlin (ကောလင်းမြို့) is a town in the Sagaing Division in Myanmar.[2] 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,[3] up from 21,431 in 2014.[4] The town is further subdivided into 8 wards.[1]
Kawlin
ကောလင်းမြို့ | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Kawlin Location in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates: 23°47′25″N 95°40′50″E / 23.79028°N 95.68056°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region | Sagaing Region |
| District | Kawlin District |
| Township | Kawlin Township |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.06 sq mi (2.75 km2) |
| Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 25,254 |
| • Ethnicities | Bamar |
| • Religions | Buddhism |
| Time zone | UTC 6.30 (MST) |
In late 2023, Kawlin became the first district capital to fall to resistance forces in the 2021 Myanmar civil war.[5]
History
editUnder 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).[2]
On 6 November 2023, the town came fully under control of the People’s Defense Forces (PDF) during the ongoing civil war.[5] By December 2023, it was restored to full civilian rule.[6] However, Tatmadaw forces recaptured the town on February 10, 2024.[7] 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. [8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Myanmar Information Management Unit (2019). Kawlin Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ကေလင်းမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Kawlin Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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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