Kengtung

[edit] Main article: Kengtung State Kengtung town shop The early history of Kengtung is made up of myths and legends. The oral tradition of the [Tai people] says that the ancient city of Kengtung was founded in the distant past by Tai Lue as the original inhabitants of the region, and was later reestablished by the grandson of King Mangrai after defeating the Tai Lue. This migration of the Chiang Mai dynasty in the 13th century, with the founding a new kingdom which was later named Lanna, has resulted in Kengtung having a different type of Tai population from the rest of the Shan State, the Tai Khün. Kengtung, like other major towns in the Shan Plateau, was home to a Shan Saopha (Sawbwa). Kengtung was the capital of the Kengtung State. In 1905, Sao Kawng Kiao Intaleng built the Kengtung Palace. The city was seized and occupied by the Thai Phayap Army from 1942 until the end of the Second World War and became the headquarters of the Saharat Thai Doem territory. The headquarters of the regional military command of the Tatmadaw is in the town. The aerial view of Kyaing Tong central market. One Tree Hill (Thit Ta Pin Taung in Myanmar) at the background.

[edit] Kengtung contains several lakes. The largest, Naung Tung Lake, lies in the western part of the city, followed by Naung Kham Lake and Naung Yarng Lake to the south of the Kentung Roman Catholic Mission.

[edit] The town is served by Kengtung Airport. An Embraer 190 of Myanmar National Airline at Kyaing Tong Airport Kengtung is located on the National Highway 4 (NH4) and at the AH2 and AH3 of the Asian Highway.

[edit] Kengtung has a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate (Köppen-Geiger classification: Aw) with a pronounced dry season in the low-sun months, no cold season, wet season is in the high-sun months. Temperatures are very warm throughout the year, although the winter months (December–February) are milder and nights can be quite cool. There is a winter dry season (December–April) and a summer wet season (May–November). Climate data for Kengtung, elevation 827 m (2,713 ft), (1991–2020, extremes 1986–1994 and 2001–2010) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F) 32.0(89.6) 33.6(92.5) 36.5(97.7) 40.0(104.0) 39.6(103.3) 36.6(97.9) 34.6(94.3) 35.6(96.1) 35.0(95.0) 33.9(93.0) 32.4(90.3) 32.2(90.0) 40.0(104.0) Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 26.7(80.1) 29.4(84.9) 31.9(89.4) 33.6(92.5) 32.4(90.3) 31.1(88.0) 29.8(85.6) 29.7(85.5) 29.8(85.6) 29.0(84.2) 27.8(82.0) 25.5(77.9) 29.7(85.5) Daily mean °C (°F) 18.4(65.1) 20.1(68.2) 22.9(73.2) 25.6(78.1) 26.2(79.2) 26.2(79.2) 25.5(77.9) 25.4(77.7) 24.9(76.8) 23.6(74.5) 21.0(69.8) 18.3(64.9) 23.2(73.8) Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 10.2(50.4) 10.9(51.6) 14.0(57.2) 17.5(63.5) 20.1(68.2) 21.4(70.5) 21.2(70.2) 21.0(69.8) 20.0(68.0) 18.2(64.8) 14.3(57.7) 11.2(52.2) 16.7(62.1) Record low °C (°F) 3.9(39.0) 5.0(41.0) 7.6(45.7) 10.2(50.4) 13.4(56.1) 16.0(60.8) 18.0(64.4) 17.0(62.6) 14.8(58.6) 7.8(46.0) 4.3(39.7) 2.8(37.0) 2.8(37.0) Average precipitation mm (inches) 19.6(0.77) 8.4(0.33) 22.4(0.88) 51.3(2.02) 126.9(5.00) 141.6(5.57) 207.0(8.15) 228.9(9.01) 152.0(5.98) 96.5(3.80) 59.4(2.34) 24.2(0.95) 1,138.2(44.81) Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 1.4 1.6 2.7 5.9 13.9 17.1 20.2 19.7 14.6 10.5 5.6 1.9 115.1 Source 1: World Meteorological Organization Source 2: Sistema de Clasificación Bioclimática Mundial (records)

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