Putao District ( my, ပူတာအိုခရိုင်) is the northernmost of

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivision ...

of Myanmar and part of the

Kachin State Kachin State ( my, ကချင်ပြည်နယ်; Jingpho language, Kachin: ), also known by the endonym Kachinland, is the northernmost administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. It is bordered by China to the north and east ...

in northern

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bordering

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...

. The capital lies at Putao. PutaO district in Kachin state

Townships

The district is divided into five administrative

township A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, ...

s: * Putao Township * Sumprabum Township *

Machanbaw Township Machanbaw Township ( my, မချမ်းဘောမြို့နယ်) is a township of Putao District in the Kachin State of Burma. The principal town is Machanbaw Machanbaw ( my, မချမ်းဘောမြို့) is a town in ...

* Kawnglanghpu Township * Nogmung Township {{coord, 27, 16, N, 97, 47, E, display=title, region:MM_type:adm2nd_source:GNS-enwiki Districts of Myanmar Kachin State

Transportation

The main link to Putao district is the

Putao Airport Putao Airport is an airport in Putao, Myanmar. The airport was originally part of Fort Hertz Fort Hertz was a remote British Military outpost in northeastern Burma in the district of Putao in what is now the Kachin State near the present to ...

located in the main town of Putao.

Tourism

The district's

Hkakabo Razi Hkakabo Razi ( my, ခါကာဘိုရာဇီ, ; or ) is believed to be Myanmar's highest mountain. The -tall mountain is the highest mountain in Southeast Asia as well. It is located in the northern Myanmar state of Kachin in an outlyin ...

, which is the highest peak of Myanmar is located in the northern border with

. The peak is the southern end of the Himalayas mountain range. The peak which has snows all year round is a favorite among Burmese climbers and international visitors looking to climb up in the country.