Indaw

Indaw (Shan: ဝဵင်းဢၢင်းတေႃႇ, Burmese: အင်းတော) is a town in northern Myanmar and is the principal town of Indaw Township, Katha District, Sagaing Region. It is located 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of Indaw Lake. The rail junction at Naba is located about 3 miles (4.8 km) to the north-east of the town.^[1]

Indaw ဝဵင်းဢၢင်းတေႃႇ အင်းတော
Town
Indaw Location of Indaw, Myanmar
Coordinates: 24°13′17″N 96°08′36″E
Country	Myanmar
Region	Sagaing Region
District	Katha
Township	Indaw
Area
• Total	0.292 sq mi (0.76 km2)
Elevation	387 ft (118 m)
Population  (2019)[1]	10,706
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MMT)

History

Rail Jeep strings signal wire on Pinwe to Naba Junction railroad in Burma on December 15, 1944

In 1944 during World War II, a major campaign was fought in Indaw between Japanese and British forces.^[2] The Japanese had two airfields at Indaw, the Indaw West strip ^[3] and the Indaw Lake strip.^[4]

On 7 April 2025, a combined force of the Kachin Independence Army, People's Defense Force, and ABSDF captured the town from the State Administration Council junta.^[5]