Myitkyina
Myitkyina
မြစ်ကြီးနားမြို့ Myitkyina Muklum | |
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Capital Town | |
| Coordinates: 25°23′12″N 97°23′38″E / 25.38667°N 97.39389°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Division | Kachin State |
| District | Myitkyina District |
| Township | Myitkyina Township |
| Elevation | 472 ft (144 m) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Urban | 210,949 |
| • Ethnicities | |
| • Religions | |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
| Area code | 74 |
| Climate | Am/Aw/Cwa |
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Myitkyina (Burmese: မြစ်ကြီးနားမြို့; MLCTS: mrac kri: na: mrui., pronounced [mjɪʔtɕíná]; Jinghpaw: Myitkyina, [mjìtkjí̠ná]; Shan: ၸႄႈၼႃး, Sèna) is the capital city of Kachin State in Myanmar (Burma), located 1,480 kilometers (920 mi) from Yangon, and 785 kilometers (488 mi) from Mandalay. In Burmese it means "near the big river", and Myitkyina is on the west bank of the Ayeyarwady River, just 40 kilometers (25 mi) downstream from Myit-son (Burmese for confluence) of its two headstreams (the Mali and N'mai rivers). It is the northernmost river port and railway terminus in Myanmar. The city is served by Myitkyina Airport.