Chinshwehaw

Chinshwehaw (Burmese: ချင်းရွှေဟော်မြို့) is a town in Laukkaing Township, Laukkaing District, Shan State of Myanmar.^[2] The town borders Qingshuihe Village of the Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County, Yunnan Province, China. The town is home to one of 5 official border trade posts with China, and opened on 19 October 2003.^[3] In 2022, total trade volume at the border post stood at US$283.396 million.^[4]

Chinshwehaw ချင်းရွှေဟော်မြို့
Town
Chinshwehaw Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 23°28′32″N 98°49′27″E
Country	Myanmar
State	Shan State
Self-administered zone	Kokang
District	Laukkaing District
Township	Laukkaing Township
Population  (2014)[1]
• Town	4,889
• Urban	3,138
• Rural	2,752
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)

On 28 October 2023 it was reported that the town had come fully under control of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) during the ongoing civil war.^[5]

References

1. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census Highlights of the Main Results Census Report Volume 2 – A. Department of Population Ministry of Immigration and Population. 2015. p. 65.
2. "District Map - Shan State (North)" (PDF). Myanmar Information Management Unit. September 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
3. "Border Trade Posts". Ministry of Commerce. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
4. "Border Trade Data". Ministry of Commerce. 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
5. Zan, Hein Htoo (2023-10-28). "Ethnic Alliance Report Rapid Gains From Myanmar Junta Along Chinese Border". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2023-10-28.