Mong Hkun

Mong Hkun
မိုင်းခွန်း
Maingkwan, Möng Hkawn, Mont Hkawn (မုံ့ခေါင်မ်)
Village
Mong Hkun is located in Myanmar
Mong Hkun
Mong Hkun
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 26°19′06″N 96°35′32″E / 26.31833°N 96.59222°E / 26.31833; 96.59222
Country Burma
RegionKachin State
DistrictTanai District
TownshipTanai Township
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Mong Hkun is a village in the Hukawng Valley of north-western Kachin State, Myanmar. The village is known for its nearby Burmite amber mines. It is also called Möng Hkawn in Shan, and it had a significant Shan population and a Saopha (Sawbwa) in the 1800s.

References

  1. ↑ "Place codes (Pcodes)". MIMU - Myanmar Information Management Unit. Retrieved 2026-05-24.
  2. ↑ Ko, Ko (2003-01-01). "Geology of an amber locality in the Hukawng Valley, Northern Myanmar". Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. doi:10.1016/S1367-9120(02)00044-5.
  3. ↑ Kaw Nan (2013). Institutions of Kachin Du-Waship (PDF). p. 37.
  4. ↑ Scott; Hardiman (1900). Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States, Pt. 2, Vol. 1 (PDF). p. 241.