Kengtung
Town in Shan State, Myanmar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]), 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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