Papun
Appearance
Jyoti
ဖးဖူဝ့ၢ်ဖိ
Bu Tho/ဘုသိ | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 18°03′53″N 97°26′42″E / 18.06472°N 97.44500°E | |
Country | Myanmar |
Division | Kayin State |
District | Hpapun District |
Township | Hpapun (Bu Tho) Township |
Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) |
Population (2014) | 2,000 |
Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
Area code | 58[1] |
Papun (Burmese: ဖာပွန်မြို့; Pwo Eastern Karen: ဍုံဖာပံင်; S'gaw Karen: ဖးဖူဝ့ၢ်ဖိ) is a town in Kayin State, Myanmar. It is on the east side of the Yunzalin River. It was formerly one of the headquarters of the Karen National Union and the Karen National Liberation Army. The Papun Airport is also located nearby.
References
- ^ "Myanmar Area Codes". Archived from the original on 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
External links
- Papun Map—Satellite Images of Papun, Maplandia.com]