Machanbaw
Machanbaw is a town in the Kachin State of northernmost part of the Myanmar. It is on the Namtiyu River. The placename means "confluence of the Machan River" in Jingpo.Machanbaw
- Type: Town
- Description: human settlement in Myanmar
- Categories: human settlement, town in Myanmar, and locality
- Location: Machanbaw Township, Putao District, Kachin State, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.2827° or 27° 16′ 58″ north
Longitude
97.58591° or 97° 35′ 9″ east
Elevation
1,837 feet (560 metres)
Open location code
7MVV7HMP+39
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Uzbek—“Machanbaw” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “မချမ်းဘောမြို့”
- Chinese: “玛仓堡”
- Chinese: “瑪倉堡”
- Dutch: “Machanbaw”
- Irish: “Machanbaw”
- Pa'o Karen: “ဝေင်ꩻမစျန်းဗော”
- Shan: “မၢၵ်ႇၸၢင်းပေႃး၊ ဝဵင်း”
- Shan: “ဝဵင်းမၢၵ်ႇၸၢင်းပေႃး”
- Urdu: “ماچانباو”
- Uzbek: “Machanbaw”
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Places to explore: No (2) Ward and No (1) Ward.
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Highlights: Machanbaw Township Hospital and Taramdam Station Hospital.
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