Kholam (, ) is a town in

Nansang Township Nansang or Namsang Township () is a Townships of Myanmar, township of Nansang District in the Shan State of Myanmar. The principal town is Nansang. The township has two towns with 11 urban wards in total between them as well as 20 village tracts g ...

in south-central

Shan State Shan State (, ; , ) is a administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China (Yunnan) to the north, Laos (Louang Namtha Province, Louang Namtha and Bokeo Provinces) to the east, and Thailand (Chiang Rai Province, Chia ...

, Myanmar. It is divided into 6 urban wards and had a population of 12,246 people in 2019. The town is located 30 miles northeast of the township capital of

Nansang Nansang or Namsang (), officially Nan San () is the capital of Nansang District of Shan State in eastern Myanmar. It is the seat of Nansang Township. It is the most populous settlement of the eastern central area of Shan State, with 26,060 peop ...

along National Highway 4. Kholam is the principal town of Kholam subtownship, a statistical subdivision of Nansang Township. According to the 2015 census, the subtownship 24,659 people.

Economy

The town is home to the Eastern Central Command Regional Military Command headquarters The

Myanmar Army The Myanmar Army (; ) is the largest branch of the Tatmadaw, the armed forces of Myanmar, and has the primary responsibility of conducting land-based military operations. The Myanmar Army maintains the second largest active force in Southea ...

and local farmers within the town have had land disputes that have been described as continuous seizures of land for the purpose of expanding the military command. The town has a natural spring called the Kholam Blue Pond (), located between Kholam and Nansang. Over the last decade, it has been developed into a tourist destinations, mostly attracting locals from the surrounding area. The Ministry of Hotels and Tourism laid out plans in 2024 to develop tourism to other nearby attractions like Haingpaw Falls and for Kholam to serve as a central city for travelers going between

Taunggyi Taunggyi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Shan State, Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast As ...

and

Kengtung Kengtung ( , ), also spelt Kyaingtong (; ), classical name Tungapuri, is a city in Shan State, Myanmar (formerly Burma). It is the principal town of Kengtung Township and the former seat of Kengtung State, a minor principality. Kengtung is locat ...

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{{Shan State Populated places in Shan State

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