Katha Taung

Katha Taung is a hill in Katha Township, Katha District, Sagaing Region and has an elevation of 2,684 feet. Katha Taung is situated nearby to the locality Aungbon, as well as near Kyunbin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Katha.

Katha

Photo: Oops mth, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Katha is a town in Sagaing Region, Northern Myanmar. Its claim to fame in the English-speaking world is its connection to author George Orwell, who was stationed here as a colonial policeman from 1926–7.

Katha Taung

Type: Hill with an elevation of 2,684 feet
Category: landform
Location: Katha Township, Katha District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

24.19956° or 24° 11′ 58″ north

Longitude

96.25354° or 96° 15′ 13″ east

Elevation

2,684 feet (818 metres)

Open location code

7MPR57X3+RC

GeoNames ID

1320144

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