Kawng Ton

Kawng Ton ကောင်းတုံ Kaungton
Kawng Ton Location in Burma
Coordinates: 24°08′11″N 97°06′18″E / 24.13639°N 97.10500°E / 24.13639; 97.10500
Country	Burma
State	Kachin State
District	Bhamo District
Township	Bhamo Township
Population  (2005)
• Religions	Buddhism
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (UTC + 6:30)

Kawng Ton (Burmese: ကောင်းတုံ) is a village in Bhamo Township in Bhamo District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Burma.

Etymology

Kaungton comes from the Shan name Kwangtung, meaning "Sambar's field".

History

Historically, Kaungton was an important emporium of trade with China, rivaling Bhamo.

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