Kachin State

Kachin State ကချင်ပြည်နယ် (Burmese) Jinghpaw Mungdaw (Kachin)
State
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Location of Kachin State in Myanmar
Coordinates: 26°0′N 97°30′E
Country	Myanmar
Region	Upper
Before becoming State	Part of Sagaing Division
Establishment	10 January 1948
Capital	Myitkyina
Government
• Chief Minister	Khet Htein Nan
• Cabinet	Kachin State Government
• Legislature	Kachin State Hluttaw
• Judiciary	Kachin State High Court
Area
• Total	89,041.2 km2 (34,379.0 sq mi)
• Rank	3rd
Highest elevation (Hkakabo Razi)	5,881 m (19,295 ft)
Population  (2014)
• Total	1,689,441
• Rank	10th
• Density	18.9737/km2 (49.1417/sq mi)
Demonym	Kachin
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Jingpho Khamti Naga Lisu Han-Chinese Shan Bamar Rakhine Nu Tibetan Burmese Gurkha
• Religions	Buddhism 64.0% Christianity 33.8% Islam 1.6% Hinduism 0.4% Mahayana Buddhism 0.1%
Time zone	UTC+06:30 (MMT)
ISO 3166 code	MM-11
HDI (2015)	0.596 medium · 2nd

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Kachin State (Burmese: ကချင်ပြည်နယ်; Kachin: Jinghpaw Mungdaw) is the northernmost state of Myanmar. It is bordered by China to the north and east (Tibet and Yunnan, respectively), Shan State to the south, and Sagaing Region and India (Arunachal Pradesh) to the west. It lies between north latitude 23° 27' and 28° 25' longitude 96° 0' and 98° 44'. The area of Kachin State is 89,041 km² (34,379 sq mi). The capital of the state is Myitkyina. Other important towns include Bhamo, Mohnyin and Putao.

Kachin State has Myanmar's highest mountain, Hkakabo Razi at 5,889 metres (19,321 ft), forming the southern tip of the Himalayas, and a large inland lake, Indawgyi Lake. It also has three national parks, the most of any administrative division in Myanmar.