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Kalaw

City population
93,032
#41
in Myanmar
#8
in Shan State
#6,197
worldwide
Nay Pyi TawKalaw
20.635, 96.565 · 109 km from Nay Pyi Taw
Share of Myanmar
0.2%
Of the national population
Elevation
1,323 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Nay Pyi Taw
Time zone
Asia/Yangon
IANA zone identifier

About Kalaw

Kalaw is a city in Shan State, Myanmar with a population of 93,032. It is the 41st largest of the 160 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Myanmar, and the 6,197th largest worldwide. It lies 109 km from Nay Pyi Taw.

Position in Myanmar
#41of 160
LargestSmallest
Position in Shan State
#8of 22
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#8of 22
Coordinates
20.635, 96.565
Record updated
6 July 2025
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 160 in Myanmar

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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