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Gangaw (, ) is a town of Gangaw Township in Gangaw District in the Magway Division in Myanmar. Gangaw is also known as the City of Yaw, a certain region in Myanmar including Gangaw , Tilin , Saw and villages around them. Myit Thar river flows from South to North dividing the town into Gangaw and Western Gangaw village.
Kale-Gangaw Road was a main roadway linking Gangaw and Kalaymyo. It was long, the 59 miles and six furlongs was tarred road and three miles section, three furlongs was gravel road section and 19 miles and seven furlongs was earthen section. Mandalay-Gangaw Road is a main Road linking the center of Myanmar.
The 4.65 inches (118 mm) rainfall collected on 19 October 2011 was a new record for that town for October of past 47 years. The previous record was 4.21 inches (107 mm) on 3 October 1980.