Kachin State
Map of Kachin State
075 km (47 mi)150 km (93 mi)225 km (140 mi)300 km (186 mi)
Height
86 m (282 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 500 m (1640 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2500 m (8200 ft), 3000 m (9840 ft), 4000 m (13120 ft), 5000 m (16400 ft), Max altitude 5774 m (18940 ft)Permanent snow and iceWinter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Kachin State
Height from south to north in Kachin State
1Derung-Nmai170 to 1 943 m2Irrawaddy94 to 254 m3Chindwin169 to 665 m
Natural Earth · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Myitkyina
Population: 2,197,283 (Wikidata, 2024)
Area: 89,041 km² / 34,379 sq mi
Created: 1948
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: Hkakabo Razi (5 881 m), the highest point of Myanmar (Burma)
Lowest point: Indawgyi Lake (86 m)
Borders
- Arunachal Pradesh — Northwest
- Tibet Autonomous Region — Northwest
- Yunnan — Southeast
- Shan State — South
- Sagaing Region — Southwest
Technical Information
Website: kachinstate.gov.mm