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Tahaundam

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Country
  
Burma

District
  
Putao District

Time zone
  
MST (UTC+6.30)

Local time
  
Saturday 12:22 PM

Division
  
Kachin State

Township
  
Nogmung Township

Elevation
  
1,200 m

Tahaundam

Weather
  
13°C, Wind SE at 6 km/h, 78% Humidity

Tahaundam is the northernmost village inhabited year round by ethnic Tibetans of northern Kachin State, in extreme northern Myanmar (formerly Burma). The village, at an elevation of 1200 m, is surrounded by snow-capped mountains, rising to the highest peak of Myanmar, Mt. Hkakabo Razi at 5880 m. Tahaundam is briefly described by the WCS. Between Tahaundam and Nogmung are several smaller villages with local ethnic groups (e.g., Lisu, Rawang).

Climate

Tahaundam has a humid subtropical highland climate (Köppen climate classification Cwb).Temperatures are relatively mild throughout the year.Tahaundam is a very foggy village around the whole year.

References

Tahaundam Wikipedia