Chipwi ( my, ချီဖွေမြို့; also Chibwe) is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

in the

Kachin State Kachin State ( my, ကချင်ပြည်နယ်; Kachin: ), also known by the endonym Kachinland, is the northernmost state of Myanmar. It is bordered by China to the north and east (Tibet and Yunnan, specifically and respectively); Sh ...

of northernmost part of the

Republic of the Union of Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

. It is the administrative centre for

Chibwe Township Chipwi Township ( my, ချီဖွေမြို့နယ်; Chibwe Township) is a township of Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of Burma. The principal town is Chipwi. Towns and villages Akyauk, Atang, Aukan, Awngchit, Ba-le, Ba ...

, and is located beside the

N'Mai River The N'Mai River or N'Mai Hka ( my, မေခမြစ်, ) is a river in northern Myanmar (Burma). Course The N'Mai, runs parallel to the Mali River, and has its source in the Himalayan glaciers of eastern Tibet at about 28° north latitude.Kal ...

just below where Chibwe Creek enters it.

References

External links

Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. Township capitals of Myanmar Populated places in Kachin State {{Kachin-geo-stub