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.

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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.

Shan Hills contains Kalaw
Shan State containsCity Kalaw
Pa'O people majorSettlementArea Kalaw
this entity surface form: Kalaw area
Shan Plateau contains Kalaw