Kalaw
E386391
Kalaw is a former British hill station in Myanmar’s Shan State, known for its cool climate, colonial-era architecture, and popularity as a trekking base to Inle Lake.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kalaw canonical | 3 |
| Kalaw area | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hill station
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Kalaw Township ⓘ |
| architecturalStylePresent | colonial-era British architecture ⓘ |
| climate | cooler than lowland Myanmar ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1300 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| formerColonyOf | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| formerNameOfCountry |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
|
| governingCountryCapital | Naypyidaw ⓘ |
| hasEthnicCommunities |
Bamar
ⓘ
Danu ⓘ Pa-O people ⓘ
surface form:
Pa-O
Palaung ⓘ Taungthu ⓘ
surface form:
Taung Yo
|
| hasMarket | local market ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSites |
Buddhist monasteries
ⓘ
pagodas ⓘ |
| historicalRole | British hill station ⓘ |
| knownFor |
colonial-era architecture
ⓘ
cool climate ⓘ trekking ⓘ treks to Inle Lake ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Burmese
ⓘ
Shan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Shan State
ⓘ
eastern Myanmar ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Inle Lake basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Inle Lake
|
| nearbyCity | Taunggyi ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| region | Shan Hills ⓘ |
| timeZone | Myanmar Standard Time ⓘ |
| tourismType |
eco-tourism
ⓘ
trekking tourism ⓘ |
| transportConnection |
connected by road to Shwenyaung
ⓘ
connected by road to Taunggyi ⓘ served by a railway line ⓘ |
| trekkingFeature |
multi-day trekking routes
ⓘ
village homestays on trekking routes ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +6:30 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kalaw area