Bhamo
| ဗန်းမော် Bhamo |
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| Coordinates | 24 ° 16 ' N , 97 ° 14' E | ||
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| Country | Myanmar | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | MM | ||
| Residents | 22,000 | ||
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Bhamo or Banmaw ( Burmese ဗန်းမော်မြို့ ; BGN / PCGN : banmawmyo; Chinese Sin-kai, "new market"; other variants: Bhamr, Bamo or Bhanmo) is a city in the Kachin state in northern Myanmar (Burma) on the border with the People's Republic China .
location
Bhamo is located 186 km south of Myitkyina , the capital of the Kachin state, on the eastern bank of the Irrawaddy below the confluence of the Taping . The Irrawaddy is navigable from here. Bhamo is also the closest river port to China.
traffic
- Bhamo Airport (IATA: BMO, ICAO: VYBM)
population
The population consists of Chinese and Shan as well as Kachin who settled in the nearby mountain villages.
history
The old name of Bhamo is Sampanago. Here was the capital of the lost Shan Kingdom of Manmaw. The ruins of the old fortress can still be seen about 5 km outside of today's city.
In the 19th century , Bhamo was an important trading city. Particularly between October and May, the Chinese and Burmese met here every year to trade silk , manufacture and other goods. Only the rainy season interrupted the hustle and bustle. At the time, Burma mainly exported cotton , serpentine stone , ivory , rhinoceros horn and amber , and imported mercury , zinc , cinnabar , velvet and opium . English steamers with shallow tugs conveyed traffic with Rangoon .
Great Britain tried in vain to establish trade with south-western China from here. The attempt failed because of the nature of the country, because between Bhamo and Yunnan there are high snow-covered mountain ranges.
religion
Banmaw is the seat of a Roman Catholic bishop .
entry
The city of Bhamo can only be entered with a special visa .
