Hsipaw

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Hsipaw သီပော္‌ Thibaw
Hsipaw
Hsipaw Location in Burma
Coordinates: 22°37′N 97°17′E / 22.617, 97.283
Country	Burma
Admin. division	Shan State
Government
- Mayor
Population (2005)
- Religions	Buddhism

Hsipaw (Burmese: သီပော္‌; also known as Thibaw), is a town in Shan State, Myanmar. It is 200 km (124 mi) northeast of Mandalay.

Local houses

Locals building a bridge

The village primary school

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In the 1890s Christian missionaries laboured in Thibaw. One missionary martyr of Thibaw is commemorated in the books The missionary martyr of Thibaw: A brief record of the life and consecrated missionary labours of Charles William Lambert in upper Burmah. His death is commemorated by a headstone in Charlton Cemetery, London SE4.

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