Tawngchun
in Taunggyi District of Shan State, Myanmar

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
20.880 and 97.031 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 20° 52' 47" and E 97° 1' 50"
Currency and Currency Code:
Kyat - MMK
Spoken languages:
Burmese
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 11:52 PM (Monday)
Timezone: Asia/Yangon
UTC/GMT offset: 6.5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:18 am and 5:19 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-14.713 and -75.850 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Lomitas
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Myanmar in South-Eastern Asia

Safety Score: 4,6 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning it is not safe to travel Myanmar.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Myanmar. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Explore Tawngchun

Tawngchun in Taunggyi District (Shan State) is a city in Myanmar about 98 mi (or 157 km) north-east of Nay Pyi Taw, the country's capital.

Local time in Tawngchun is now 11:52 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named Asia / Yangon with an UTC offset of 6.5 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Tawngchun, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Myanmar is Heho Airport in a distance of 18 mi (or 29 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Pyu Ancient Cities in a distance of 135 mi (or 217 km), North-West.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Taunggyi, Loikaw, Mandalay, Nay Pyi Taw and Sagaing. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 22°C / 71 °F

Morning Temperature 12°C / 54 °F
Evening Temperature 18°C / 65 °F
Night Temperature 14°C / 58 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 58%
Air Pressure 1016 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Overcast clouds

Tuesday, 26th of November 2024

21°C (70 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Wednesday, 27th of November 2024

23°C (74 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, few clouds.

Thursday, 28th of November 2024

20°C (68 °F)
15°C (60 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Taunggyi Timelapse 2014, Myanmar

Published: November 18, 2014
Length: 01:16 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Win Naing Lin

Beautiful Landscape of Taunggyi and surrounding in Shan State taken during short trip in November. **Watch in HD**


Taunggyi Fire Balloon Launch with Fireworks

Published: December 30, 2014
Length: 39:08 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Vinay Krishnan

This is a Taunggyi Fire Balloon Launch with Fireworks Gone Wrong. It has 3 parts. 1, the actual launch with rockets firing everywhere!, 2, People excitedly talking in the aftermath, and 3....


Taunggyi Balloon Festival 2013 - Myanmar [HD]

Published: July 09, 2014
Length: 01:19 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Dave Gowenlock

A crazy night at Taunggyi balloon festival in Myanmar. Filmed on the busy Saturday night, 2013.


Ferris wheels, Myanmar, Burma: Setting Heaven on Fire New Documentary

Published: September 02, 2013
Length: 11:26 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: muviag

VOD: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/burma more Trailer from this Documentary: http://youtu.be/fmdzwUHDKjQ There is nothing else in the world like the Myanmar Ferris wheels. http://DOKmuvi.ch.


Myanmar Railway (MR/Burma) , Railroad crossing in the vicinity of Shwenyaung station (13/01/2007)

Published: April 17, 2009
Length: 57:55 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: 札幌漫鉄オヤジ (satsumannoyaji)

ミャンマー国鉄、シャン州シュエニャウン駅 (インレー湖最寄駅) 近くの踏切です。たまたま貨物列車が通過しました。英訳は無料ソフト利用のた...


Fabrication des ombrelles au Myanmar

Published: December 22, 2012
Length: 51:25 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Samuel Huber

La fabrication d'ombrelles près de Heho au Myanmar.


กินก๋วยเตี๋ยวตองจี มันๆ แปลก ไม่ถูกปากเท่าไร

Published: March 14, 2015
Length: 44:25 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: charnchainet

เที่ยวทั่วไทย ไปทั่วโลก ก้อแค่อยากรู้ ดูมาดูดอทคอม เที่ยวก่อนแก่ตาย.


AMBA0042

Published: November 23, 2012
Length: 49:45 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Cho Thet

22.11.2012 ေတာင္ႀကီး တန္ေဆာင္ဆိုင္မီးပံုးပ်ံ.


Ferris Wheel at Taunggyi Balloon Festival

Published: March 02, 2008
Length: 45:09 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Jo R.

At the Taunggyi Balloon festival there is also a small amusemnt park. This ferris wheel is moved by about 10 young men who climb around in it. They are cheaper than a diesel engine.


Myanma Sahakoon - Travel

Published: September 19, 2013
Length: 30:01 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Hung Pham


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