Kalaw

For the Filipino scholar, see Teodoro Kalaw. For the namesake street in Manila often known simply as Kalaw, see Kalaw Avenue. For the bird locally known as law, see Rufous hornbill.

Kalaw (Burmese: ကလောမြို့; Shan: ၵၢတ်ႇလေႃႉ [ka lɔ]) is a hill town in the Shan State of Myanmar. It is the capital of Kalaw District and Kalaw Township.

Kalaw ကလောမြို့ (ဝဵင်းၵၢတ်ႇ​​လေႃႉ)
Town
Kalaw Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 20°38′N 96°34′E
Country	Myanmar
State	Shan State
Districts	Kalaw District
Township	Kalaw Township
Population  (2005)
• Religions	Buddhism
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MMT)

Overview

The town was popular with the British during colonial rule. Kalaw is the main setting of the novel Das Herzenhören by Jan-Philipp Sendker.

The hill station is located at an elevation of 1310 metres, 50 km from the Inle lake. Kalaw is famous for hiking and trekking.^[1] Many trekking trails ranging from nearby places to Inle Lake and Pindaya.^[2] The town still feels like a high-altitude holiday resort – the air is cool, the atmosphere is calm and the tree-lined streets still contain a smattering of colonial-era architecture – while the surrounding hills are fine for relatively easy day or overnight treks to Danu, Danaw, Palaung, Pa-O and Taung Yo villages.^[3]

In 2022, the town was elevated to a district capital when the Kalaw District was created by the Ministry of Home Affairs.^[4]

Notable residents

• Smith Dun