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Kawnglanghpu (Burmese: ခေါင်လန်ဖူးမြို့နယ်) is the third smallest town in Kachin State, 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".[2]
Kawnglanghpu
ခေါင်လန်ဖူးမြို့နယ် Khaunglanhpu | |
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  Kawnglanghpu Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 27°03′37″N 98°21′37″E / 27.06028°N 98.36028°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Division |  Kachin State |
| District | Putao District |
| Township | Kawnglanghpu Township[1] |
| Population | |
• Total | 450 |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Geography
editKawnglangphu is located in far-north of Burma, Kachin State. The town population is 450 and surrounded by snow-capped mountains of Kachin State.
References
edit- ↑ "Place codes (Pcodes)". MIMU - Myanmar Information Management Unit. Retrieved 2026-05-24.
- ↑ 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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