Hsipaw

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Hsipaw
သီပော္‌
Thibaw
Hsipaw
Hsipaw
Hsipaw (Burma)
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
Local houses
Locals building a bridge
Locals building a bridge
The village primary school
The village primary school

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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