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Kunhing

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Country
  
Burma

District
  
Loilem District

Time zone
  
MST (UTC+6.30)

State
  
Shan State

Township
  
Kunhing Township

Elevation
  
504 m

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Kunhing (Kunhein) is located in Kunhing Township in the middle part of southern Shan state, Myanmar. The name Kunhein refers to "a thousand island" in the local Shan language.

Contents

Map of Kunhing, Myanmar (Burma)

Geographic

Kunhing is located by the Nam Pang River, an important tributary of the Salween.

Population

As refers to 1988 census figures, it has less than 30,000 population; primarily Shans. Minorities are Akar, Lisu and Palaung.

Places of interest

Kunhing Bridge – over 4,000 metres (13,000 ft) in length crossing over two big islands in the Nam Pang River. It is one of the main bridges on the Taunggyi-Kengtung Road.

References

Kunhing Wikipedia