Eastern Myanmar
Eastern Myanmar is a region in Myanmar comprising the Shan and Kayah states. Shan State covers a quarter of Myanmar. The Tai people constitute the majority among several ethnic groups that inhabit the area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Taunggyi and Inle Lake.
Taunggyi
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Taunggyi is the capital and largest city of Shan State, Myanmar; and lies on the Thazi-Kyaingtong road at an elevation of 4,712 feet, just north of Shwenyaung and Inle Lake within the Myelat region.
Inle Lake
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Inle Lake is a shallow lake in the middle of Myanmar, southeast of Mandalay. The lake is 22 km long, and is densely inhabited by many different tribes.
Loikaw
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Loikaw is the largest city and the capital of Kayah State, also known as Karenni State, in Myanmar. It is located in the Karen Hills area, near the State's northern tip, just above an embayment on the Pilu River.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Lashio and Kengtung.
Lashio
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Lashio is a town of 131,000 people on a low mountain spur overlooking the valley of the Yaw River in Shan State, Myanmar.
Kengtung
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Kengtung, also spelt Kyaingtong, classical name Tungapuri, is a city in Shan State, Myanmar. It is the principal town of Kengtung Township and the former seat of Kengtung State, a minor principality.
Tachileik
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Tachileik is a border town in Shan State of eastern Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Tachileik Township and Tachileik District and most populated city in eastern Shan State with 51,553 residents per 2014 census count, ahead of Kyaing Tong, but only 4th statewide.
Kalaw
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Kalaw is a hill station in Myanmar, built by the British in colonial times, at 1,320 m above sea level.
Hsipaw
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Hsipaw, also known as Thibaw, is the principal town of Hsipaw Township in Shan State, Myanmar on the banks of the Duthawadi River. It is 200 kilometres north-east of Mandalay.
Heho
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Heho is a small town in Kalaw Township, Shan State of Myanmar. It is the primary air gateway to tourist areas such as Inle Lake. Heho is connected by NH4 to Sakangyi and Taunggyi, the capital of the Shan State in the east.
Namshan
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Namshan is a village in Northern Shan State in Myanmar. Namshan is in the area where the Golden Palaung people live.
Kyaukme
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Kyaukme is a town in northern Shan State of Burma. It is situated on the Mandalay - Lashio road, after Pyin Oo Lwin and Nawnghkio, and before Hsipaw, on what is now the Mandalay - Muse road, part of the Asian Highway route 14.
Eastern Myanmar
- Type: region
- Location: Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude of center
21.65° or 21° 39′ northLongitude of center
97.7° or 97° 42′ eastWikidata ID
Q14214566
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In Other Languages
From French to Vietnamese—“Eastern Myanmar” goes by many names.
- French: “Birmanie orientale”
- Italian: “Birmania orientale”
- Shan: “မိူင်းမျၢၼ်ႇမႃႇ ပွတ်းဢွၵ်ႇ”
- Venetian: “Birmània orientałe”
- Vietnamese: “Đông Myanmar”
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