Shan State
Map of Shan State
0100 km (62 mi)200 km (124 mi)300 km (186 mi)400 km (249 mi)
Height
90 m (295 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 400 m (1310 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 2500 m (8200 ft), Max altitude 2659 m (8720 ft)Height from west to east in Shan State
Height from south to north in Shan State
1Salween207 to 947 m2Mytinge353 to 927 m3Mekong365 to 809 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: Taunggyi
Population: 6,517,377 (Wikidata, 2024)
Area: 155,801 km² / 60,155 sq mi
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: Loi Leng (2 659 m)
Lowest point: Indaung In (90 m)
Borders
- Mandalay Region — West
- Kachin State — North
- Chiang Mai — South
- Chiang Rai — Southeast
- Mae Hong Son — South
- Yunnan — Northeast
- Bokeo Province — East
- Kayin State — South
- Kayah State — Southwest
- Sagaing Region — Northwest
- Lūang Namthā — East