Kaungton

Kaungton
Kaungton Location in Burma
Coordinates: 24°8′N97°6′E / 24.133°N 97.100°E / 24.133; 97.100
Country	Burma
State	Kachin State
District	Bhamo District
Township	Bhamo Township
Population  (2005)
• Religions	Buddhism
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (UTC + 6:30)

Kaungton 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, meaning "Sambhur's field". ^[2]

References

1. Maplandia world gazetteer
2. JG Scott (1900). Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States. Pt. 2, Vol. 1, pp. 343-344

External links

• Satellite map at Maplandia.com