What is Laiza?
{{Infobox settlement |settlement_type = [[Town]] |name = Laiza |native_name = {{nobold|{{my|လိုင်ဇာ}}}} |pushpin_label_position = bottom |pushpin_map = Myanmar |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Myanmar (Burma) |image_skyline =Laiza.jpg |image_map = |map_caption = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Myanmar}} |subdivision_type1 = [[Administrative divisions of Myanmar|Division]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Kachin State]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Myanmar|District]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Myitkyina District]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Townships of Myanmar|Township]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Waingmaw Township]] |unit_pref = Imperial |area_total_km2 = |population = |population_as_of = |population_blank1_title = |population_blank2 = |population_blank2_title = |population_density_km2 = auto |coordinates = {{coord|24|45|36|N|97|33|48|E|display=inline, title}} |leader_title = Mayor |elevation_ft = |elevation_m = |timezone = [[Myanmar Standard Time|MMT]] |utc_offset = +6.30 |website = }} '''Laiza''' ({{lang-my|လိုင်ဇာ}} ''Laingza'') is a remote mountainous town in the [[Kachin State]], [[Myanmar]]. It lies on the border with [[China]], the other side is {{ill|Nabang Town|lt=|zh|那邦镇}}.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stiem |first1=Tyler |title=Laiza in the spotlight: Myanmar's rebel capital digs in – and switches on |url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/dec/08/laiza-spotlight-myanmar-burma-rebel-kachin-kia |accessdate=18 January 2019 |work=The Guardian |date=8 December 2017}}</ref> Laiza is the capital of the rebel [[Kachin Independence Organisation]] since 2005. == References == {{reflist}} {{asia-stub}} [[Category:Settlements in Myanmar]]