Lashio
Lashio
ဝဵင်းလႃႈသဵဝ်ႈ လားရှိုးမြို့ | |
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Capital Town | |
| Coordinates: 22°56′N 97°45′E / 22.933°N 97.750°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| State | Shan State |
| District | Lashio District |
| Township | Lashio Township |
| Establishment of Lashio | c. 1700s CE |
| Elevation | 2,746 ft (836 m) |
| Population (2009 estimate) | |
• Total | 131,000 |
| • Ethnicities | Shan Chinese Burmese. |
| • Religions | Buddhism |
| Demonym | Lashioan |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
Lashio (Burmese: လားရှိုးမြို့; MLCTS: la: hrui: mrui. [láʃó mjo̰]; Shan: ဝဵင်းလႃႈသဵဝ်ႈ [weŋ˥ laː˧˧˨ sʰeu˧˧˨]) is the largest city and the capital of northern Shan State, Myanmar, about 200 kilometres (120 mi) north-east of Mandalay. It is situated on a low mountain spur overlooking the valley of the Yaw River. Loi Leng, the highest mountain of the Shan Hills, is located 45 km (28 mi) to the south-east of Lashio.
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 approximately 5000 in 1960 to 88,590 in 1983. It was estimated at approximately 131,000 in 2009. It was captured by rebel forces in early August 2024 before being retaken by the State Administration Council in April following a major Earthquake which impacted much of Myanmar.
The population is made up of mostly Shan, Chinese and Burmans.