Kengtung
Town in Shan State, Myanmar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the town. For the district, see Kengtung District. For the township, see Kengtung Township. For the former state, see Kengtung State.
Kengtung (Shan: ဝဵင်းၵဵင်းတုင် [weŋ˥ keŋ˥ tuŋ˨˦], Thai: เชียงตุง), also spelt Kyaingtong (Burmese: ကျိုင်းတုံမြို့; MLCTS: kyuing: tum mrui.; [tɕáɪɰ̃ tòʊɰ̃ mjo̰]), classical name Tungapuri,[2] is a town 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 located on the National Highway 4 (NH4) and at the AH2 and AH3 of the Asian Highway.
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Kengtung
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Coordinates: 21°17′30″N 99°36′30″E | |
Country | Myanmar |
State | Shan State |
District | Kengtung District |
Township | Kengtung Township |
Area | |
• Total | 3,506 km2 (1,354 sq mi) |
Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 171,620 |
• Density | 48.955/km2 (126.79/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
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