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Town in Sagaing Region, Myanmar
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Katha is a town in Sagaing Region, Northern Myanmar. Its claim to fame in the English-speaking world is its connection to author George Orwell, who was stationed here as a colonial policeman from 1926–7. He used Katha as the setting of his first novel, Burmese Days. Some of the places featured in the book still exist today.
Friendly English speaking owner offers simple but clean fan rooms. Cold showers and clean squat toilets. Request a riverside room for more air and light.
By train
Go to Na Bar station, on the Mandalay-Myitkina line. Tuktuks are available for 1,500 kyat (2019) from the station to Katha. This is the cheapest option.
By boat
Local "fast boats" are available from Bhamo for 16,000 kyat (though locals pay half this). Journey times depend heavily on the season.
By bus
The town is quite small, you might take a tuktuk to the boat station to Bhamo which moves south past the pagoda in dry season.
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