Lashio
| Lashio လားရှိုးမြို့ |
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 Lashio
လားရှိုးမြို့ |
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| Coordinates: 22°56′N 97°45′E / 22.933°N 97.75°E | |
| Country |  Burma |
| Division | Shan State |
| District | Lashio District |
| Township | Lashio Township |
| Elevation | 2,746 ft (836 m) |
| Population (2009 estimate) | |
| • Total | 131,000 |
| • Religions | Buddhism |
| Time zone | MST (UTC+6.30) |
Lashio (Burmese: လားရှိုးမြို့; MLCTS: la hri: mrui., IPA: [láʃó mjo̰]; Shan: လႃႈသဵဝ်ႈ) is the largest town in northern Shan State, Myanmar, about 200 kilometres (120 mi) northeast of Mandalay. It is situated on a low mountain spur overlooking the valley of the Nam Yao river. Loi Leng, the highest mountain of the Shan Hills, is located 45 km to the southeast of Lashio.[1]
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 around 5000 in 1960 to 88,590 in 1983. It is currently estimated at around 130,000.[2]
The population is made up of mostly Shan, Chinese and Burmans. The annual rainfall averages 54 in. The average maximum temperature is 27°C (80.5°F) and the average minimum 13°C (55.5°F).[3][4]
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[edit] History
The British colonial period in this part of the country began in 1887, and the Myanmar Railways line from Mandalay reached Lashio in 1903.[5]
Before British rule Lashio was also the centre of authority for the northern Shan States, but the Burmese post in the valley was close to the Nam Yao, in an old Chinese fortified camp. The Lashio valley was formerly very populous; but a rebellion, started by the sawbwa of Hsenwi, about ten years before the British occupation, ruined it.
In 1900, the town of Lashio consisted of the European station, with court house and quarters for the civil officers; the military police post, the headquarters of the Lashio battalion of military police; and the native station, in which the various nationalities, Shans, Burmans, Hindus and Muslims, who were divided into separate quarters, with reserves for government servants and for the temporary residences of the five sawbwas of the northern Shan States; and a bazaar.
[edit] Climate
Lashio's climate is classified as humid subtropical climate (Cwa) according to the Köppen climate classification system, marked by heavy rains from June to November.
| Climate data for Lashio | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 24.6 (76.3) |
27.4 (81.3) |
30.7 (87.3) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.5 (85.1) |
28.6 (83.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
28.59 (83.47) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.9 (49.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
18.3 (64.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
15.03 (59.05) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 6.0 (0.236) |
7.0 (0.276) |
9.0 (0.354) |
61.0 (2.402) |
141.0 (5.551) |
205.0 (8.071) |
230.0 (9.055) |
293.0 (11.535) |
188.0 (7.402) |
151.0 (5.945) |
69.0 (2.717) |
18.0 (0.709) |
1,378 (54.25) |
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[edit] Transport
Lashio is located at the end of the Burma Road, and at the terminus of the Mandalay-Kun Long railway. It is also the end point of the government cart road from Mandalay, from which it is 178 m. distant.
The scenic Goteik viaduct is near Lashio and trains traveling from Mandalay have to pass through the bridge, which is the highest bridge in Myanmar.
In 2009, a railway link through to Jiegao in China was proposed.
It is the home of Lashio Airport.
[edit] Culture
Religious sites include the Sasana (Pyilon Chanta) Pagoda and the Mansu Pagoda. Yepusan spa is nearly five miles away from the city center, and is healthful in winter. Since 2000, Lashio was important for border trade between Myanmar and China.[citation needed] it is 190 km from Muse. It is situated midway between Muse and Mandalay.
Sai Mauk Kham, one of the Vice Presidents of Myanmar new government resulted from 2010 general election, is elected from Lashio constituency.
[edit] Education
The town is home to the Lashio University, Computer University (Lashio)[6] and Technology University (Lashio).[7]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Peakbagger - Loi Leng, Myanmar
- ^ Lashio - Population
- ^ "Lashio", Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics
- ^ James Waite, "The Burma Mines Railway, Namtu"
- ^ http://www.ucsy.edu.mm/lashiocu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=29
- ^ http://www.most.gov.mm/lashiotu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17
[edit] Gallery
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Lashio sight
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Lashio Guanyin Temple (臘戌觀音寺)
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Lashio gate
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Nagayon pagoda
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Sutaungpyay pogoda
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big pool
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Lashio sunglow
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Coordinates: 22°56′N 97°45′E / 22.933°N 97.75°E
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