Putao District

Putao District is the northernmost district of Myanmar and part of the in northern Burma bordering . The capital lies at Putao.
Wikipedia
  • Type: district of Myanmar
  • Description: Northernmost district of Myanmar in the Kachin state.
  • Also known as: “Fort Hertz”, “Hkamti”, “Hkamti Patau”, and “Kamde”

Putao District

Latitude
27.2689° or 27° 16′ 8″ north
Longitude
97.7824° or 97° 46′ 57″ east
Elevation
3,048 feet (929 metres)
Open location code
7MVV7Q9J+HX
Geo­Names ID
8238707
Wiki­data ID
Q7262178
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Swedish—“Putao District” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ပူတာအိုခရိုင်”
  • Cebuano: “Putao District”
  • Chinese: “葡萄縣”
  • Japanese: “プーターオ県”
  • Polish: “Pudao”
  • Shan: “ၸႄႈတွၼ်ႈပူႇတႂ်း”
  • Shan: “ပူႇတႂ်း၊ ၸႄႈတွၼ်ႈ”
  • Swedish: “Putao District”
  • Swedish: “Putao”

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