Kunlong District

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Kunlong
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Kunlong
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 23°25′20″N98°39′10″E / 23.42222°N 98.65278°E / 23.42222; 98.65278
Country Flag of Myanmar.svg  Burma
State Shan State
Elevation
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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]

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Townships

The district contained the following townships:

History

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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