Kachin State

**Kachin State** (Jingpho: _Wunpawng Mungdan_; ) is a state in Myanmar. It is the northernmost state in the country. The state surrounds Hkakabo Razi, the highest mountain of Myanmar, with an elevation of 5,881 above sea level. This along with Shan State, Sagaing State, and Chin State are the only states in Myanmar with snowfall. This is also the only state in Myanmar with blizzards, and high mountains which are above 5,000 above sea level. The capital of Kachin State is Myitkyina.

## History

Kachin people was based on shifting hill agriculture. After the Sino-Burmese War, the Chinese exercised a degree of control over the present day Kachin State. During the British colonization of Myanmar, the Kachin Hills tribes autonomy was accepted by the government of the United Kingdom. The pre-independence government under Aung San reached the Panglong Aggrement with the Shan, Kachin, and Chin peoples on February 12,1947. Kachin State was formed in the same year out of the former British Burma civil districts of Bhamo and Myitkyina, together with the northern district of Puta-o. The state was officially announced on 10 January 1948 and Mungdaw Masat Masat Manau for 3 days since January 9 to 11,1962.

## Geography

Kachin State was bordered by India to the west, and China to the north and east. Most of the hills and all the mountains of Myanmar are in Kachin State. It lies north latitude between 23°27N to 28°25N latitude, 96°0 and 98°44 longhitude. The highest mountain of Myanmar, Hkakabo Razi, was also in the Kachin State.

## Economy

The economy of Kachin State was agricultural. The main products of it was rice, teak, sucar cane, and opium, the minerals include gold and jade.

## Population

As of 2014, Kachin State population is 1,689,441.

## Religion

The dominant religion of the Kachin State in northern Myanmar is Theravada Buddhism, which is practiced by 64% of the Kachin people, followed by Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Mahayana Buddhism, and Tibetan Buddhism.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Kachin State
- **native name**: Jinghpaw Mungdaw
- **settlement type**: Administrative divisions of Myanmar, State
- **image caption**: **KACHIN STATE / Jinghpaw Wunpawng MUNG**
- **image flag**: Flag of Kachin State.svg
- **image map**: Kachin State in Myanmar.svg
- **mapsize**: 200px
- **map caption**: Location of Kachin State in Myanmar
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: Region
- **subdivision name1**: Northern
- **seat type**: Capital
- **seat**: Myitkyina
- **leader title**: Chief Ministers of States and Regions of Myanmar, Chief Minister
- **leader name**: Khet Htein Nan
- **leader title1**: Cabinet
- **leader name1**: Kachin State Government
- **leader title3**: Judiciary
- **leader name3**: Kachin State High Court
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 89041.2
- **area rank**: List of administrative divisions of Myanmar by area, 3rd
- **elevation max ft**: 19295
- **elevation max point**: Hkakabo Razi
- **population total**: 1,689,441
- **population as of**: 2014
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population rank**: List of administrative divisions of Myanmar by population, 10th
- **population demonym**: Kachin
- **demographics type1**: Demographics
- **demographics1 title1**: Ethnicities
- **blank name sec2**: Human Development Index, HDI (2015)
- **blank info sec2**: 0.596
 · List of administrative divisions of Myanmar by Human Development Index, 2nd
- **timezone1**: Myanmar Standard Time, MMT
- **utc offset1**: +06:30
- **leader title2**: Legislature
- **leader name2**: Kachin State Hluttaw
- **demographics1 info1**: Kachin people, Kachin, Lisu people, Lisu, Burmese Chinese, Han-Chinese, Shan people, Shan, Naga people, Naga, Bamar, Nu people, Nu, Tibetan people, Tibetan, Burmese Gurkha
- **demographics1 title2**: Religions