Machanbaw

Machanbaw
မချမ်းဘောမြို့
Machanbaw is located in Myanmar
Machanbaw
Machanbaw
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 27°16′0″N 97°36′0″E / 27.26667°N 97.60000°E / 27.26667; 97.60000
Country Myanmar
Division Kachin State
DistrictPutao District
TownshipMachanbaw Township
Population
 (2005)
 • Religions
Buddhism
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Machanbaw (Burmese: မချမ်းဘောမြို့) is a town in the Kachin State of northernmost part of the Myanmar. It is on the Namtiyu River. The placename means means "confluence of the Machan River" in Jingpo.[1]

References

  1. ^ KURABE, Keita (2021-09-27). "Oronyms in northern Burma: Asymmetry between highland and lowland place names". Studies in Geolinguistics. 1. doi:10.5281/ZENODO.5529169.


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