Indaw

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 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of Indaw Lake. The rail junction at Naba is located about 3 miles (4.8 km) to the north-east of the town.^[1]

Indaw ဝဵင်းဢၢင်းတေႃႇ ‹See Tfd›အင်းတော
Town
Indaw Location of Indaw, Myanmar
Coordinates: 24°13′17″N 96°08′36″E
Country	Myanmar
Region	Sagaing Region
District	Katha
Township	Indaw
Area
• Total	0.292 sq mi (0.76 km2)
Elevation	387 ft (118 m)
Population  (2019)[1]	10,706
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MMT)

History

Rail Jeep strings signal wire on Pinwe to Naba Junction railroad in Burma on December 15, 1944

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 အင်းတောမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Indaw Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 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, ISBN 1-57607-770-5
3. "Indaw West - Airfield Id:3954" Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine Pacific War Airfields Project
4. "Indaw (Indaw Lake) - Airfield Id:3953" Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine Pacific War Airfields Project

External links

• "Indaw Map — Satellite Images of Indaw", Maplandia