| Mawhpung Bum | |
|---|---|
  Mawhpung Bum Location in Burma | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,874 m (6,148 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 1,562 m (5,125 ft) |
| Listing | List of Ultras of Southeast Asia |
| Coordinates | 26°56′27″N96°02′55″E / 26.9408°N 96.0487°E Coordinates: 26°56′27″N96°02′55″E / 26.9408°N 96.0487°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Sagaing Region, Burma |
| Parent range | Sangpang Bum Range |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | unknown |
| Easiest route | climb |
Mawhpung Bum or Mawhpungbum is a conspicuous mountain of the Sagaing Region, Burma. It is located near the border with Kachin State.
Sagaing Region is an administrative region of Myanmar, located in the north-western part of the country between latitude 21° 30' north and longitude 94° 97' east. It is bordered by India’s Nagaland, Manipur, and Arunachal Pradesh States to the north, Kachin State, Shan State, and Mandalay Region to the east, Mandalay Region and Magway Region to the south, with the Ayeyarwady River forming a greater part of its eastern and also southern boundary, and Chin State and India to the west. The region has an area of 93,527 km2. In 1996, it had a population of over 5,300,000 while its population in 2012 was 6,600,000. The urban population in 2012 was 1,230,000 and the rural population was 5,360,000. The capital is Sagaing.
Kachin State is the northernmost state of Myanmar. It is bordered by China to the north and east ; Shan State to the south; and Sagaing Region and India to the west. It lies between north latitude 23° 27' and 28° 25' longitude 96° 0' and 98° 44'. The area of Kachin State is 89,041 km2 (34,379 sq mi). The capital of the state is Myitkyina. Other important towns include Bhamo, Mohnyin and Putao.
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With a height of 1,874 m and a prominence of 1,562 m, Mawhpung Bum is one of the ultra prominent peaks of Southeast Asia. [2]
Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China and Japan, east of India, west of Papua New Guinea, and north of Australia. Southeast Asia is bordered to the north by East Asia, to the west by South Asia and the Bay of Bengal, to the east by Oceania and the Pacific Ocean, and to the south by Australia and the Indian Ocean. The region is the only part of Asia that lies partly within the Southern Hemisphere, although the majority of it is in the Northern Hemisphere. In contemporary definition, Southeast Asia consists of two geographic regions:
- Mainland Southeast Asia, also known historically as Indochina, comprising parts of Northeast India, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar and West Malaysia.
- Maritime Southeast Asia, also known historically as Nusantara, the East Indies and Malay Archipelago, comprises the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India, Indonesia, East Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, East Timor, Brunei, Christmas Island, and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Taiwan is also included in this grouping by many anthropologists.
