Northern Myanmar
Upper Myanmar is one of two geographic regions in Myanmar, the other being Lower Myanmar. Located in the country's centre and north stretches, Upper Myanmar encompasses six inland states and regions, including Mandalay, Sagaing, Magway Regions, and Chin, Kachin and Shan States.
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Putao
Putao is a town in Kachin State, Myanmar and the principal town in Putao Township.
Northern Myanmar
- Region
- Description: geographical region
- Also known as“Upper Burma”“Upper Myanmar”
- Location
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Latitude of center
25.24° or 25° 14′ 24″ north
Longitude of center
96.15° or 96° 9′ east
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Vietnamese—“Northern Myanmar” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “উচ্চ মিয়ানমার”
- Bengali: “উত্তর মিয়ানমার”
- Burmese: “အထက်မြန်မာပြည်”
- Chinese: “上缅甸”
- Esperanto: “Supra Birmo”
- French: “Haute-Birmanie”
- Hindi: “ऊपरी बर्मा”
- Hindi: “ऊपरी म्यानमार”
- Italian: “Birmania settentrionale”
- Japanese: “上ビルマ”
- Khmer: “មីយ៉ាន់ម៉ាខាងលើ”
- Korean: “상미얀마”
- Korean: “상부 미얀마”
- Lao: “ມຽນມາຕອນເທິງ”
- Lao: “ມຽນມາເທິງ”
- Lithuanian: “Aukštutinis Mianmaras”
- Polish: “Górna Birma”
- Portuguese: “Alta Birmânia”
- Shan: “မိူင်းမျၢၼ်ႇမႃႇ ပွတ်းႁွင်ႇ”
- Slovenian: “Severni Mjanmar”
- Slovenian: “Zgornja Burma”
- Thai: “พม่าตอนบน”
- Turkish: “Yukarı Myanmar”
- Venetian: “Birmània setentrionałe”
- Vietnamese: “Thượng Miến”
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