Kunlong

Kunlong
ကွမ်းလုံမြို့
Kunlong suspension bridge
Kunlong suspension bridge
Kunlong is located in Myanmar
Kunlong
Kunlong
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 23°25′00″N 98°39′00″E / 23.41667°N 98.65000°E / 23.41667; 98.65000
Country Myanmar
Division Shan State
DistrictLashio District
TownshipKunlong Township
Area
 • Total
0.375 sq mi (0.971 km2)
Elevation
1,578.08 ft (481.00 m)
Population
 (2019)[1]
5,116
 • Ethnicities
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Kunlong (Burmese: ကွမ်းလုံ) is the capital town of Kunlong Township in Shan State. its coordination is 23 25' 00" N and 98 39' 00" E.[2]

The Wa people inhabit the hills immediately overlooking the Nam Ting valley. The town is divided into 6 wards.[1]

  1. ^ a b Myanmar Information Management Unit (2019). Kunlong Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ကွမ်းလုံမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Kunlong Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report) (in Burmese).
  2. ^ geographic.org