Lawksawk ( shn, လွၵ်ႉၸွၵ်ႇ), also known as Yatsauk ( my, ရပ်စောက်; also spelt Yatsawk), is a town in

Shan State Shan State ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, ; shn, မိူင်းတႆး, italics=no) also known by the Endonym and exonym, endonyms Shanland, Muang Tai, and Tailong, is a administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. ...

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. It is the capital town and administrative center of

Lawksawk Township Lawksawk Township ( my, Yatsawk or Yatsauk) is a township of Taunggyi District in the Shan State of Myanmar. The principal town is Lawksawk. Geography Lawksawk Township is bounded on the north by the townships of Nawnghkio, Kyaukme, and Hsip ...

. The town is located along an

oxbow lake An oxbow lake is a U-shaped lake or pool that forms when a wide meander of a river is cut off, creating a free-standing body of water. In South Texas, oxbows left by the Rio Grande are called '' resacas''. In Australia, oxbow lakes are call ...

of the

Zawgyi River Zawgyi River ( my, ဇော်ဂျီမြစ်) is a river of eastern Burma (Myanmar). It flows through the foothills of the Shan Mountain range in Shan State Shan State ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, ; shn, မိူင� ...

at an altitude of . Lawksawk is about north of

Taunggyi Taunggyi ( ; Shan: ; Pa'O: ) is the capital and largest city of Shan State, Myanmar (Burma) and lies on the Thazi-Kyaingtong road at an elevation of , just north of Shwenyaung and Inle Lake within the Myelat region. Taunggyi is the fifth lar ...

, or by road on National Route 43. It was the historical capital of

Lawksawk State Lawksawk, also known as Yatsawk ( my, ရပ်စောက်) was a Shan state in what is today Burma. It was located north of Myelat and belonged to the Central Division of the Southern Shan States. Its capital was Lawksawk town. The state in ...

Transport

Since 1998, Lawksawk has been served by a branch of the

Myanmar Railways Rail transport in Myanmar consists of a railway network with 960 stations. The network, generally spanning north to south with branch lines to the east and west, is the second largest in Southeast Asia, and includes the Yangon Circular Railway ...

network that runs from

Aungban Aungban ( my, အောင်ပန်းမြို့) is a major trading town in the southern Shan State of Myanmar that supplies agricultural yield to the rest of the country. It is located in Kalaw Township which is part of Taunggyi Distric ...

References

Township capitals of Myanmar Populated places in Shan State {{Shan-geo-stub