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Kengtung Kyaingtong
— Town —
The 'Sawbwa Palace, a historic landmark, was destroyed in 1991 by the Burmese government. The 'Sawbwa Palace, a historic landmark, was destroyed in 1991 by the Burmese government.
Kengtung Location in Burma
Coordinates: 21°17′30″N 99°36′30″E / 21.29167°N 99.60833°E / 21.29167; 99.60833Coordinates: 21°17′30″N 99°36′30″E / 21.29167°N 99.60833°E / 21.29167; 99.60833
Country	Burma
Region	Shan State
District	Kengtung District
Township	Kengtung Township
Time zone	MST (UTC+6.30)

Kengtung (Shan: ၵဵင်းတုင်; Burmese: ကျိုင်းတုံမြို့; MLCTS: kyuing: tum mrui., IPA: [tɕáɪɴtòʊɴ mjo̰]; Thai:เชียงตุง ; also spelled Kyaingtong, Chiang Tung, Cheingtung, and Kengtong) is a town in Shan State, Burma. It is the principal town of Kengtung Township. Kengtung is located on the National Highway 4 (NH4) and at the AH2 and AH3 of the Asian Highway.

There is an airport in Kengtung.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Climate
4 See also
5 Bibliography
6 External links
7 References

History [link]

Kengtung was founded by the grandson of King Mangrai on the location of an older city of the Lawa people, the original inhabitants of the region.^[1] This migration of the Chiangmai dynasty, made in the 13th century with the idea of founding a new kingdom which called Lannathai in Chiang Mai, has resulted in Kengtung having a different type of Tai population from the rest of the Shan State.

Kengtung, like other major towns in the Shan Plateau, was home to a Shan Saopha. Kengtung was the base of the Kengtung Sawbwanate, and had a Sawbwa palace, built by Sao Kawng Kiao Intaleng in 1905.

The city was occupied by the Thai Phayap Army from 1942 until the end of the Second World War.

It is home to the Kyaingtong Degree College.

Geography [link]

Kengtung contains several lakes. The largest, Naung Tung Lake, lies in the western part of the city, followed by Naung Kham Lake and Naung Yarng Lake to the south of the Kentung Roman Catholic Mission.

Climate [link]

Climate data for Kengtung
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	26.7 (80.1)	29.2 (84.6)	32.0 (89.6)	33.0 (91.4)	32.3 (90.1)	30.4 (86.7)	29.6 (85.3)	29.4 (84.9)	29.6 (85.3)	28.7 (83.7)	27.2 (81.0)	25.7 (78.3)	29.48 (85.07)
Average low °C (°F)	9.6 (49.3)	10.8 (51.4)	14.0 (57.2)	18.2 (64.8)	21.2 (70.2)	22.1 (71.8)	21.7 (71.1)	21.5 (70.7)	20.6 (69.1)	18.6 (65.5)	15.2 (59.4)	11.0 (51.8)	17.04 (62.68)
Precipitation mm (inches)	16.0 (0.63)	8.0 (0.315)	16.0 (0.63)	43.0 (1.693)	160.0 (6.299)	175.0 (6.89)	236.0 (9.291)	243.0 (9.567)	171.0 (6.732)	128.0 (5.039)	79.0 (3.11)	23.0 (0.906)	1,298 (51.1)
Source: HKO

Bibliography [link]

J. G. Scott, Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States. 5 vols. Rangoon, 1900-1901.
Sao Sāimöng Mangrāi, The Pādaeng Chronicle and the Kengtung State Chronicle Translated. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1981

External links [link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Kengtung

The Happy City, a 1959 film on a remote leper colony run by Father Cesare Columbo in Kengtung, Shan State
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References [link]

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v t e Shan State

Capital: Taunggyi

Taunggyi District	Taunggyi Township · Nyaungshwe Township · Kalaw Township · Lawksawk Township · Pekon Township

Loilem District	Loilem Township · Nansang Township · Kunhing Township · Lai-Hka Township · Kyethi Township · Mong Kung Township · Mong Hsu Township

Lashio District	Lashio Township · Hseni Township · Mongyai Township · Tangyan Township ·

Mu Se District	Mu Se Township · Nanhkan Township · Kutkai Township

Kyaukme District	Kyaukme Township · Nawnghkio Township · Hsipaw Township · Namtu Township · Mongmit Township · Mabein Township

Kunlong District	Kunlong Township ·

Kengtung District	Kengtung Township · Mong Khet Township · Mong Yang Township · Mong La Township

Mong Hsat District	Mong Hsat Township · Mong Ping Township · Mong Tong Township

Tachileik District	Tachileik Township

Mong Hpayak District	Mong Hpayak Township · Mong Yawng Township

Langkho District	Langkho Township · Mong Nai Township · Mong Pan Township · Mawkmai Township

Danu Self-Administered Zone	Pindaya Township · Ywangan Township

Pa-O Self-Administered Zone	Hopong Township · Hsi Hseng Township · Pinlaung Township

Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone	Namhsan Township · Mantong Township

Kokang Self-Administered Zone	Konkyan Township · Laukkaing Township

Wa Self-Administered Division	Hopang Township · Mongmaw Township · Panwai Township · Nahpan Township · Metman Township · Pangsang Township

Main cities and towns	Taunggyi · Ayetharyar · Nyaungshwe · Hopong · Hsi Hseng · Kalaw · Aungban · · Lawksawk · Pinlaung · Pekon · Loilen · Pang Long · Langkho · Nansang · Kunhing · Mong Nai · Lai-Hka · Mawkmai · Mong Pan · Hong Pai · Kyethi · Mong Kung · Mong Hsu · Mong Ton · Lashio · Hseni · Mongyai · Tangyan · Muse · Mongko · Nanhkan · Kutkai · Kyaukme · Nawnghkio · Hsipaw · Namtu · Namhsan · Mongmit · Mabein · Mantong · Kunlong · Hopang · Laukkaing · Chinshwehaw · Kengtung · Mong Khet · Mong Yang · Mong Hsat · Mong Ping · Tachileik · Mong Hpayak · Mong Yawng

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History [link]

Geography [link]

Climate [link]

See also [link]

Bibliography [link]

External links [link]

References [link]

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