Hladaw
Encyclopedia
Hladaw is a crossroads village in Wetlet Township
of Shwebo District
in the Sagaing Region of Burma (Myanmar). It is located on the plains between the Mu River
and the Irrawaddy. Hladaw is at the cross roads of the Shwebo
–Sagaing
road and the Wetlet
–Monywa
road. Access to the railroad is via Wetlet.
Wetlet Township
Wetlet Township is a township of Shwebo District in the Sagaing Division of Burma .It is located on the plains between the Mu River and the Irrawaddy. Its administrative seat is the town of Wetlet....
of Shwebo District
Shwebo District
Shwebo District is a district in south-central Sagaing Division of Burma . Its administrative center is the city of Shwebo.The district consists of the townships of Kanbalu, Khin-U, Kyunhla, Shwebo, Taze, Wetlet, and Ye-U....
in the Sagaing Region of Burma (Myanmar). It is located on the plains between the Mu River
Mu River
Mu River is a river in upper central Myanmar , and a tributary of the country's chief river the Ayeyarwady. It drains the Kabaw valley and part of the Dry Zone between the Ayeyarwady to the east and its largest tributary Chindwin River to the west, flows directly north to south for about and...
and the Irrawaddy. Hladaw is at the cross roads of the Shwebo
Shwebo
Shwebo is a city in Sagaing Division, Myanmar, located 113 km northwest of Mandalay between the Irrawaddy and the Mu rivers. The city, also called Ratanasingha , was the capital of Myanmar from 1752 to 1760 during the Konbaung period....
–Sagaing
Sagaing
Sagaing is the capital of Sagaing Region in Myanmar. Located on the Ayeyarwady River, 20 km to the southwest of Mandalay on the opposite bank of the river, Sagaing with numerous Buddhist monasteries is an important religious and monastic center. The pagodas and monasteries crowd the numerous...
road and the Wetlet
Wetlet
Wetlet is a town in Shwebo District, Sagaing Division in Burma . It is the administrative seat for Wetlet Township. The town of Wetlet is located in the center of Wetlet Township, about halfway between the Mu River and the Irrawaddy...
–Monywa
Monywa
Monywa is a city in Sagaing Division, Myanmar, located 136 km northwest of Mandalay on the eastern bank of the River Chindwin.-Transport:...
road. Access to the railroad is via Wetlet.
Further reading
- Khin Myo Chit, Daw (1995) Gift of Laughter Parami Books, Rangoon, Burma, (on the picturesque speech of the people of Hladaw, selections of which have been published in the Pyinsa Rupa Magazine.)