Bhamo
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Bhamo ဗန်းမော်မြို့ Hsinkai |
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Pagoda Ike Kaw Daw (အိုက်ခေါတော် စေတီ)
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 Bhamo
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| Coordinates: 24°16′0″N 97°14′0″E / 24.26667°N 97.23333°E | |
| Country |
 Myanmar
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| Division | Kachin State |
| District | Bhamo District |
| Township | Bhamo Township |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 47,920 |
| • Ethnicities | Shan, Kachin, Chinese |
| • Religions | Theravada Buddhism |
| Time zone | MST (UTC+6.30) |
| Climate | Cwa |
Bhamo (Burmese: ဗန်းမော်မြို့ ban: mau mrui., also spelt Banmaw) is a city of Kachin State in the northernmost part of Myanmar, located 186 km (116 mi) south from the capital city of the state of Kachin (Myitkyina). It is on the Ayeyarwady River. It lies within 65 km (40 mi) of the border with Yunnan Province, China. The population consists of Chinese and Shan, with Kachin peoples in the hills around the town. It is the administrative center of Bhamo District and Bhamo Township.
Bhamo was an important trading post with the Chinese Empire up to the nineteenth century, when copper coins from China flowed into Burma via Bhamo. VOC (United Dutch East India Company) records identified these copper coins as an important source of profit, and also mention the presence of a Customs Office in Bhamo to regulate the border trade.
From 1869 to 1879, it was the seat of British colonial Assistant political agent, subordinate to the Resident with the king of and in Ava. As of 1935, the town was situated at the highest navigable point of the river, and was the terminus of caravan routes from India and Burma, by which jade, in particular, was brought into China.
Bhamo was once called Sampanago, the capital of the now-extinct Shan predecessor kingdom of Wanmaw. The ruins of the old city walls, dating from the fifth Century, are found some 5 km from the modern town.
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