Putao

Putao

Putao is a town far north of the Kachin State. Putao is close to the Hkakaborazi Mountain, the highest mountain in Myanmar. Hkakaborazi means snowcapped year round. It is 5889 meters high.

Putoa and the surrounding area lie above the Tropic of Cancer, in a zone characterised by subtropical, broadleaf, evergreen forest up to 2000 meters.

Most of the inhabitants in Putao are Kachin, Lisu, Bamar, Shan and some small tribes.

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