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Kawnglanghpu

Coordinates: 27°4′0″N 98°21′0″E / 27.06667°N 98.35000°E / 27.06667; 98.35000
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Kawnglanghpu
ခေါင်လန်ဖူးမြို့နယ်
Kawnglanghpu is located in Myanmar
Kawnglanghpu
Kawnglanghpu
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 27°4′0″N 98°21′0″E / 27.06667°N 98.35000°E / 27.06667; 98.35000
Country Myanmar
Division Kachin State
DistrictPutao District
TownshipKawnglanghpu Township
Population
450
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Kawnglanghpu (Burmese: ခေါင်လန်ဖူးမြို့နယ်) is the third smallest town in Myanmar after Hsawlaw and Injangyang. It is also the eighth smallest municipality in the whole country. The placename is derived from the Rawang language words meaning "Kawnglang's village".[1]

Geography

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Kawnglangphu is located in far-north of Burma, Kachin State. The town population is 450 and surrounded by snow-capped mountains of Kachin State.

References

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  1. ^ KURABE, Keita (2021-09-27). "Oronyms in northern Burma: Asymmetry between highland and lowland place names". Studies in Geolinguistics. 1. doi:10.5281/ZENODO.5529169.
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