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Also known as Waingmaw Township

Waingmaw (; ; Jinghpaw: Waimaw) is a town in Kachin State. It is directly southeast of Myitkyina. As of 2014 it had a population of 21,969. Waingmaw is a Shan name meaning "new town".

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Locality
ဝိုင်းမော်မြို့
Region
ကချင်ပြည်နယ်
Country
မြန်မာ
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Myanmar
Time zone
UTC+06:30

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Waingmaw (; ; Jinghpaw: Waimaw) is a town in Kachin State. It is directly southeast of Myitkyina. As of 2014 it had a population of 21,969. Waingmaw is a Shan name meaning "new town".

==Notable people== Ze Hkaung (born 1981) - politician

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