Putao, Myanmar

{{main|Hkamti Long}}

Hkamti Long (also known as Khamti Long) is the former name of one of the outlying Shan States.[http://www.shanland.org/resources/history/shan_settlements_in_myanmar.htm Shan history] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928095101/http://www.shanland.org/resources/history/shan_settlements_in_myanmar.htm |date=2007-09-28 }} It was a princely state around the city of Putao settled by the Khamti Shan people. The name means "Great Place of Gold" in the Khamti Shan language.[http://www.burmalibrary.org/reg.burma/archives/199801/msg00077.html Burma Library] Nowadays, there are Rawang and Lisu people, who are already regarded as Kachin nationalities. The seven-day-trek to West-Putao's mountain region, in which explorers found that there are Taron people ethnic whose height are lower than four feet. The population of this ethnic minority is so few nowadays that they are facing the threat of being extinct. The area covered by Hkamti Long may have included parts of what is now Kachin State (where Putao is located) as well as that of Shan State.{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Hkamti Lông |volume=13 |page=540}}

File:Jingpo girl, Lisu girl and Rawang girl.jpg

File:Local women heading to Putao Market.jpg

A British military output, Fort Hertz, was established in 1914 near the town of Putao. Due to its remoteness, it was never captured by the Japanese military during the Burma Campaign, remaining in Allied hands throughout World War II. Although later disbanded, the remains of the fort are still visible.{{cite news |last1=Schell |first1=Orville |title=In Far-Flung Myanmar, a Land of Contradictions |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/25/travel/in-far-flung-myanmar-a-land-of-contradictions.html |access-date=27 November 2023 |work=New York Times |date=23 January 2015}}

Putao is roughly 1,000 feet above sea level. Although surrounded by mountains, Putao itself is located on a plain.

The climate of Putao is a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa) with a very high amount of precipitation throughout the monsoon season. The average temperature in January is 13.1 °C, while August is the hottest month with an average of 26.6 °C.

{{Weather box

|location = Putao, elevation {{convert|409|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020)

|metric first = Y

|single line = Y

| Jan record high C = 26.5

| Feb record high C = 29.5

| Mar record high C = 34.5

| Apr record high C = 38.5

| May record high C = 37.0

| Jun record high C = 37.5

| Jul record high C = 38.0

| Aug record high C = 36.5

| Sep record high C = 35.0

| Oct record high C = 35.5

| Nov record high C = 30.5

| Dec record high C = 26.5

|year record high C = 38.5

|Jan high C = 21.1

|Feb high C = 23.1

|Mar high C = 24.9

|Apr high C = 26.8

|May high C = 29.3

|Jun high C = 29.5

|Jul high C = 29.3

|Aug high C = 30.3

|Sep high C = 29.8

|Oct high C = 28.7

|Nov high C = 25.7

|Dec high C = 21.9

|year high C = 26.4

|Jan mean C = 14.0

|Feb mean C = 16.5

|Mar mean C = 18.9

|Apr mean C = 21.4

|May mean C = 24.6

|Jun mean C = 26.0

|Jul mean C = 26.1

|Aug mean C = 26.6

|Sep mean C = 26.1

|Oct mean C = 23.8

|Nov mean C = 19.3

|Dec mean C = 14.8

|year mean C = 21.5

|Jan low C = 7.0

|Feb low C = 9.8

|Mar low C = 12.9

|Apr low C = 16.0

|May low C = 19.8

|Jun low C = 22.4

|Jul low C = 22.9

|Aug low C = 22.9

|Sep low C = 22.5

|Oct low C = 18.9

|Nov low C = 12.9

|Dec low C = 8.0

|year low C = 16.4

| Jan record low C = 1.5

| Feb record low C = 2.0

| Mar record low C = 6.0

| Apr record low C = 10.5

| May record low C = 13.5

| Jun record low C = 18.0

| Jul record low C = 16.3

| Aug record low C = 17.5

| Sep record low C = 18.3

| Oct record low C = 11.6

| Nov record low C = 5.0

| Dec record low C = 1.5

|year record low C =

|Jan precipitation mm = 19.4

|Feb precipitation mm = 39.7

|Mar precipitation mm = 99.4

|Apr precipitation mm = 143.8

|May precipitation mm = 228.7

|Jun precipitation mm = 708.3

|Jul precipitation mm = 1088.9

|Aug precipitation mm = 969.1

|Sep precipitation mm = 696.9

|Oct precipitation mm = 188.6

|Nov precipitation mm = 23.5

|Dec precipitation mm = 9.9

|year precipitation mm = 4216.2

|precipitation colour = green

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 4.4

|Feb precipitation days = 6.4

|Mar precipitation days = 12.0

|Apr precipitation days = 15.0

|May precipitation days = 16.3

|Jun precipitation days = 25.3

|Jul precipitation days = 29.3

|Aug precipitation days = 27.2

|Sep precipitation days = 23.6

|Oct precipitation days = 12.9

|Nov precipitation days = 3.5

|Dec precipitation days = 1.7

|year precipitation days = 177.5

| source 1 = World Meteorological Organization{{cite web

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210717013353/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Myanmar/XLS/48001_Putao.xlsx

| archive-date = 17 July 2021

| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Myanmar/XLS/48001_Putao.xlsx

| title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020

| publisher = World Meteorological Organization

| access-date = 2 August 2023}}

}}

Putao is a transportation hub for far-northern Myanmar, and commercial flights arrive seasonally at the town's airport.

In addition to the mountains, the main attractions in the Putao area include rare orchids and herbs, Burmese Cordyceps

(ရှီးပတီး), and Kaungmhulon, a Buddhist pagoda.

• Putao Airport
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20081204012457/http://www.tourismmyanmar.com/putao.htm Putao Tourism Information]

{{Reflist}}

• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=928_WmwWn3Y A Trip to Putao, Kachin State, Myanmar]
• [http://dharesearch.bowditch.us/GlossaryFrame1Source1.htm Glossary of Burmese terms]

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Category:Township capitals of Myanmar

Category:Populated places in Kachin State