Putao

Putao is a town in , and the principal town in Putao Township. The area around Putao is famous for its variety of birds and rare orchids, especially the so-called "Black Orchid" found in the mountains surrounding Putao.
  • Town with about 10,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,410 feet (430 metres)
  • …has the IATA airport code PBU
  • Description: human settlement in Myanmar
  • Also known as
    “Fort Hertz”
    “Hkamti”
    “Hkamti Patau”
    “Kamde”
    “Pudao”
    “Putao, Myanmar”

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Latitude
27.3275° or 27° 19′ 39″ north
Longitude
97.4209° or 97° 25′ 15″ east
UN/LOCODE
MM PBU
Open location code
7MVV8CHC+29
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place = town
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Urdu—“Putao” goes by many names.
ပူတာအိုBurmese
ပူတာအိုမြို့Burmese
Hkamti LongCatalan
Khamti LongCatalan
PutaoCatalan
葡萄Chinese
葡萄縣Chinese
PutaoDutch
ΠουτάοGreek
PutaoIrish
PutaoItalian
プーターオJapanese
プータオJapanese
부다오시Korean
ဝေင်ꩻပူတာအိုPa'o Karen
ပူႇတႂ်းShan
ပူႇတႃႇဢူဝ်ႇShan
ဝဵင်းပူႇတႂ်းShan
PutaoSwedish
ปูดาโอThai
ПутаоUkrainian
پوتاؤ، میانمارUrdu
“There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.”

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