Kaungton

Kaungton
Kaungton is located in Myanmar
Kaungton
Kaungton
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 24°8′N 97°6′E / 24.133°N 97.100°E / 24.133; 97.100
Country Burma
StateKachin State
DistrictBhamo District
TownshipBhamo Township
Population
 (2005)
 • Religions
Buddhism
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (UTC + 6:30)

Kaungton (Burmese: ကောင်းတုံ; Shan: ၵႂၢင်တူင်ႈ, Kwangtung) is a village in Bhamo Township in Bhamo District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Burma.[1]

Etymology

Kaungton comes from the Shan name Kwangtung (ၵႂၢင်တူင်ႈ[2]), meaning "Sambar's field".[3]

References

  1. ^ Maplandia world gazetteer
  2. ^ "SEAlang Library Shan Lexicography". sealang.net.
  3. ^ JG Scott (1900). Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States. Pt. 2, Vol. 1, pp. 343-344


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