Kunhing (also called Kunhein) is located in Kunhing Township in the middle part of southern

Shan state Shan State (, ; , ) is a administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China (Yunnan) to the north, Laos (Louang Namtha Province, Louang Namtha and Bokeo Provinces) to the east, and Thailand (Chiang Rai Province, Chia ...

Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

. The name Kunhein refers to "a thousand island" in the local

Shan language Shan is the native language of the Shan people and is mostly spoken in Shan State, Myanmar. It is also spoken in pockets in other parts of Myanmar, in Northern Thailand, in Yunnan, in Laos, in Cambodia, in Vietnam and decreasingly in Assam an ...

Geographic

Kunhing is located by the Nam Pang River, an important tributary of the

Salween The Salween is a Southeast Asian river, about long, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau south into the Andaman Sea. The Salween flows primarily within southwest China and eastern Myanmar, with a short section forming the border of Myanmar and Tha ...

.Current Status of Dam Projects on Burma’s Salween River
1,615ft (492.25 meter) above the sea level

Population

As refers to 1983 census figures, it has less than 30,000 population; primarily Shans. Minorities are

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, Lisu and Palaung.

Places of interest

Kunhing Bridge – over in length crossing over two big islands in the Nam Pang River. It is one of the main bridges on the

Taunggyi Taunggyi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Shan State, Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast As ...

- Kengtung Road.

References

Populated places in Shan State Township capitals of Myanmar {{Shan-geo-stub