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Lawksawk
Sign in to saveLawksawk (), also known as Yatsauk (; also spelt Yatsawk), is a town in Shan State, Myanmar. It is the capital town and administrative center of Lawksawk Township. The town is located along an oxbow lake of the Zawgyi River at an altitude of . Lawksawk is about north of Taunggyi, or by road on National Route 43. It was the historical capital of Lawksawk State. The town is near Bahtoo Station, a major military base.
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- Locality
- ရပ်စောက်
- Region
- ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်
- Country
- မြန်မာ
- Population
- 29,533
- Timezone
- Asia/Yangon
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- Country
- Myanmar
- Located in
- Lawksawk Township
- Time zone
- UTC+06:30
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- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Lawksawk (), also known as Yatsauk (; also spelt Yatsawk), is a town in Shan State, Myanmar. It is the capital town and administrative center of Lawksawk Township. The town is located along an oxbow lake of the Zawgyi River at an altitude of . Lawksawk is about north of Taunggyi, or by road on National Route 43. It was the historical capital of Lawksawk State. The town is near Bahtoo Station, a major military base.
==Transport== Since 1998, Lawksawk has been served by a branch of the Myanmar Railways network that runs from Aungban.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lawksawk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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