Kawlin
Kawlin
Town in Sagaing Region, Myanmar
Kawlin (ကောလင်းမြို့) is a town in the Sagaing Division in Myanmar.[2] Since December 2018 it has been the administration headquarters for Kawlin District as well as Kawlin Township. As of 2019, the town had a population of 25,254,[3] up from 21,431 in 2014.[4] The town is further subdivided into 8 wards.[1]
In late 2023, Kawlin became the first district capital to fall to resistance forces in the 2021 Myanmar civil war.[5]