Official Name: | Kunlong |
Native Name: | ကွမ်းလုံမြို့ |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map: | Burma |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Burma |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Myanmar |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Lashio District |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Kunlong Township |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 0.971 |
Population: | 5116 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 23.4167°N 98.65°W |
Leader Title: | Township Administrator |
Elevation Ft: | 1578.08 |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +6.30 |
Kunlong (Burmese: ကွမ်းလုံ) is the capital town of Kunlong Township in Shan State. its coordination is 23 25' 00" N and 98 39' 00" E.[2]
The Wa people inhabit the hills immediately overlooking the Nam Ting valley. The town is divided into 6 wards.[1]
It is the home of Kunlong Bridge over the Salween River. There was a 42 days-long battle between Burma Communist Party (BCP) and Myanmar Army from November 1971 to January 1972 to control that strategic bridge.[3]
On 9 November 2023, during Operation 1027, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) was able to capture the town of Kunlong and its bridge during the ongoing civil war.[4]