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.

Kachin is an ethnicity that comprises various linguistic groups with overlapping territories and integrated social structures.

Kachin State (Jingpho: Wunpawng Mungdan; Burmese: ကချင်ပြည်နယ်) 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 article pertains to modern economic, social, and political relations between the People's Republic of China, and the rebel-occupied Kachin State of northern Myanmar.

Kachin, tribal peoples occupying parts of northeastern Myanmar (Burma) and contiguous areas of India (Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland) and China (Yunnan). The greatest number of Kachin live in Myanmar (roughly 590,000), but some 120,000 live in China and a few thousand in India.

Kachin State has an area of 34,379.22 square miles and an estimated population of 2 million. Most of Kachin, Shan and Burma live there. Kachin State is not only in Myanmar but also the only region in Southeast Asia with glaciers. It is a region rich in natural resources, biodiversity, jade.

2018年6月27日 · The Kachin State has been a constitutent of the Union of Burma (now Myanmar) since that country regained independence in 1948, and the President-elect on the eve of the socialist military coup of 1962 was a Kachin chief, the Sama Duwa Sinwa Nawng.

Kachin is Myanmar’s most northern State, with international borders to India and China as well as Sagaing Region and Shan State (north). Kachin is Myanmar’s second largest State, covering 89,039km 2 divided into 18 townships. The capital city of Kachin State is Myitkyina.

Kachin state is a lightly populated northern state of Myanmar bordering China that is rich in jade, hydroelectric potential, and conflict. In 2014 it had 1.7 million people, less than half of which are ethnically Kachin and its population density is less than 50 per square mile – in comparison the Mon state has 430 people per square mile.

Kachin State borders China in the east and the northeast, India on the west, Sagaing Division of Myanmar to the west and Shan State of Myanmar on the south. Many of the Myanmar ‘s vast natural resources are located in its ethnic nationality regions, particularly in Kachin State.