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Myitkyina

Myitkyina is a town in Kachin State district, Myanmar of about 90,894 people. Within 50 km by road there are 70 places to visit: 2 hill stations & viewpoints, 24 churches and 20 buddhist sites. The must-see place is Kachin State Cultural Museum.

25.3833° N, 97.3964° EPop. 90,894

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Within 30 km63 places
Within 50 km70
Must-see1
Notable20
Best timeOctober to February

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The 3 places worth the trip

Must-see

Kachin State Cultural Museum

Museum · 1 km

Notable

Soe Myat Home

Viewpoint · 2 km

Notable

Kachin National Manau Pillars

Heritage site · 3 km

Places near Myitkyina by type

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One day from Myitkyina

3 stops, one loop, back by 3:30 pm

130 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.

  1. Leave Myitkyina
  2. အီ ​ေမာ္​ ဘြမ္​heritage site · 1.5 hrs
  3. Jaw Bum (Centennial Prayer Mountain)heritage site · 1.5 hrs
  4. Sadung Waterfallwaterfall · 1.5 hrs
  5. Back in Myitkyina
Today’s loopMyitkyinaStopStraight lines between stops — distances are road estimates
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Questions people ask

What are the best places to visit near Myitkyina?

Kachin State Cultural Museum (museum, about 1 km), Soe Myat Home (viewpoint, about 2 km), Kachin National Manau Pillars (heritage site, about 3 km), အီ ​ေမာ္​ ဘြမ္​ (heritage site, about 6 km), Jaw Bum (Centennial Prayer Mountain) (heritage site, about 18 km), St. Columban Catholic Cathedral (church, about 1 km).

How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Myitkyina?

70 places on Spotwander: 2 hill stations & viewpoints, 24 churches, 20 buddhist sites, 3 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 3 forts & heritage.

Which is the nearest viewpoint to Myitkyina?

Kachin Baptist Convention, about 2 km by road; Soe Myat Home (2 km) is next.

Which is the nearest church to Myitkyina?

St. Columban Catholic Cathedral, about 1 km by road; Myitkyina Chinese Baptist Church (0 km) is next.

What is a good one-day trip from Myitkyina?

Start in Myitkyina, visit အီ ​ေမာ္​ ဘြမ္​, then Jaw Bum (Centennial Prayer Mountain), then Sadung Waterfall, and drive back — about 130 km by road in all.