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City profile · Myanmar · Asia

Lashio

City population
131,000
#27
in Myanmar
#5
in Shan State
#4,350
worldwide
Nay Pyi TawLashio
22.936, 97.750 · 392 km from Nay Pyi Taw
City population
131,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Myanmar
#27
of 160 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#4,350
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Myanmar
0.2%
of the national population

About Lashio

Lashio is a city in Shan State, Myanmar with a population of 131,000. It is the 27th largest of the 160 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Myanmar, and the 4,350th largest worldwide. It lies 392 km from Nay Pyi Taw.

Position in Myanmar
#27of 160
LargestSmallest
Position in Shan State
#5of 22
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#5of 22
Distance to capital
to Nay Pyi Taw
Elevation
845 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Yangon
Coordinates
22.936, 97.750
Record updated
2025-12-15
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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