Kalaymyo
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Kalay ကလေး |
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 Kalay
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| Coordinates: 23°11′N 94°3′E / 23.183°N 94.050°ECoordinates: 23°11′N 94°3′E / 23.183°N 94.050°E | |
| Country |
 Burma
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| Region | Sagaing Region |
| District | Kale District |
| Township | Kale Township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,337.74 km2 (902.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 140 m (450 ft) |
| Population | 400,000 |
| Time zone | MST (UTC+6.30) |
Kalay, also known as Karlay, is a town in the Sagaing Division of Myanmar. It is located upstream from Mandalay and Monywa on the Myittha River, a tributary of the Chindwin River. The town is the district headquarters of the Kalay District. It has gained importance with trans border movement enabled between Burma and India following the 165 kilometres (103 mi) Tamu–Kalayamyo road built by the Border Roads Organization of India. Recently, Kalay was one of the fastest developing towns in Burma.
In July 2015, a monsoon rain triggered a natural disaster, and a state of emergency was declared in four regions of the country. The disaster caused a flash flood in Kalay and surrounding areas. Kalay was devastated by the disaster.
The earlier name of the town ‘Karlaymyo,’ renamed now as ‘Kalaymyo,’ means “a town surrounded by four satellite towns” in the Burmese language. "Kalaymyo" means "a child/kid town" in Burmese Language.
According to tradition, Kalay was established as a town on a Sunday in the 5th of waning moon of Tabotwe month 328, as per the traditional Burmese calendar.
During the Second World War, Kalay was an important regrouping point for the British during their retreat from Burma in 1942 because of the relatively easier access to India along the Manipur River (the alternative was to march through malarial forests from Kalewa to Tamu).
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