Maungkan

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Maungkan
Village
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Maungkan
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 25°5′N95°2′E / 25.083°N 95.033°E / 25.083; 95.033 Coordinates: 25°5′N95°2′E / 25.083°N 95.033°E / 25.083; 95.033
CountryFlag of Myanmar.svg  Burma
Region Sagaing Region
District Hkamti
Township Homalin Township
Time zone UTC+6.30 (MST)

Maungkan is a village on the Chindwin River in Homalin Township, Hkamti District, in the Sagaing Region of northwestern Burma. It is located next to Chaungson and south of Tason. [1] [2] Gardens were planted in Maungkan and other nearby villages around 1700 and the village has been documented as producing pickled tea, known as "letpet". [3]

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