Kunhing | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Burma |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Burma |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Loilem District |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Kunhing Township |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +6.30 |
Coordinates: | 21.3028°N 98.4267°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 504 |
Kunhing (Kunhein) is located in Kunhing Township in the middle part of southern Shan state, Myanmar. The name Kunhein refers to "a thousand island" in the local Shan language.
Kunhing is located by the Nam Pang River, an important tributary of the Salween.[2]
As refers to 1983 census figures, it has less than 30,000 population; primarily Shans. Minorities are Akar, Lisu and Palaung.
Kunhing Bridge - over 400m (1,300feet) in length crossing over two big islands in the Nam Pang River. It is one of the main bridges on the Taunggyi-Kengtung Road.