Tahaundam (also spelt as Dahangdan) is the northernmost village inhabited year round by ethnic
Tibetans of northern
Kachin State
Kachin State ( my, ကချင်ပြည်နယ်; Kachin: ), also known by the endonym Kachinland, is the northernmost state of Myanmar. It is bordered by China to the north and east (Tibet and Yunnan, specifically and respectively); Sh ...
, in extreme northern
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
(formerly Burma). The village, at an elevation of 1200 m, is surrounded by snow-capped mountains, rising to the highest peak of Myanmar, Mt.
Hkakabo Razi
Hkakabo Razi ( my, ခါကာဘိုရာဇီ, ; or ) is believed to be Myanmar's highest mountain. The -tall mountain is the highest mountain in Southeast Asia as well. It is located in the northern Myanmar state of Kachin in an outlyin ...
at 5880 m. Tahaundam is briefly described by the
WCS.
Between Tahaundam and
Nogmung
Nogmung ( my, နောင်မွန်းမြို့); sometimes Naung Mung or Naun Mong and combinations) is a town in northern Myanmar's Kachin State with about 1000 inhabitants as of 2006. It is the last town encountered when hiking nort ...
are several smaller villages with local ethnic groups (e.g.,
Lisu,
Rawang).
Climate
Tahaundam has a humid subtropical highland climate (Köppen climate classification Cwb). Temperatures are relatively mild throughout the year. Tahaundam is a very foggy village around the whole year.
References
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Populated places in Kachin State
Villages in Myanmar