Putao
| ပူတာအို Putao |
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| Coordinates | 27 ° 20 ′ N , 97 ° 26 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Myanmar | ||
| Mandalay region | |||
| ISO 3166-2 | MM-04 | ||
| height | 450 m | ||
| Residents | 60,000 | ||
Putao ( Burmese ပူတာအို မြို့ , BGN / PCGN : puda-omyo) is the northernmost city of Myanmar and is located in the state of Kachin , about 350 km north of its capital Myitkyina . It has 60,000 inhabitants. The ethnic diversity includes the Rawang , Lisu , Khamti , Jinghpaw , Chinese , Lahu , Karen , Indian and Rakhine ethnic groups . Putao can only be reached by land in the summer months. The road connection to Myitkyina is very endangered due to heavy rainfall and the associated landslides . The city is surrounded by snow-capped mountains and is known for endemic bird species and rare flora. The airport in Putao ( IATA airport code : PBU, ICAO code : VYPT) is occasionally used by tourist groups and there are irregular flights from Myitkyina.
history
During World War II , Fort Hertz , a fortified military post of the British on a hill in Putao, was air-supplied by the Allies from northeast India for almost two years and was managed by the Imperial Japanese Army , which controlled Burma , not be taken. The name of Fort Hertz goes back to William Axel Hertz , Companion of the Order of the Star of India , who led the first British expedition to northern Burma in 1888 and who later was Deputy Commissioner in the Putao district. During the British colonial era, Burma was administered by the British as part of India from Delhi - comparable to an Indian state like Bihar or Bengal. The fort was established as Fort Putao in 1914 and was only named after him in 1925 when Hertz retired from the Indian Civil Service .
