Kengtung

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
Burmese: ကျိုင်းတုံမြို့
Thai: เชียงตุง
Kyaingtong
Town
Kengtung is located in Myanmar
Kengtung
Kengtung
Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 21°17′30″N 99°36′30″E / 21.29167°N 99.60833°E / 21.29167; 99.60833
Country Myanmar
State Shan State
DistrictKengtung District
TownshipKengtung Township
Area
 • Total3,506 km2 (1,354 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total171,620
 • Density48.955/km2 (126.79/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMT)

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.

  1. ^ Myanmar City Population
  2. ^ Mangrai, Sao Saimong (2002). The Padaeng Chronicle and the Jengtung State Chronicle Translated. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Centers for South and Southeast Asian Studies. p. 3. ISBN 0-89148-087-0.