Kunlong | |
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Coordinates: 23°25′20″N98°39′10″E / 23.42222°N 98.65278°E | |
Country | Burma |
State | Shan State |
Elevation | 489 m (1,604 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Kunlong District was a district of the Shan State in Myanmar. It was dissolved in November 2014. It consists of 2 towns and 458 villages. The main road of the District, Hsenwi-Kunlong-Chinshwehaw road, is 66 miles (106 kilometres) long. [2]
The district contained the following townships:
Hopang Township became part of Hopang District and is now not anymore under Kunlong District since September 2011. [3] Now Kunlong Township corresponds into Lashio District.
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