Myitkyina

Myitkyina is the capital metropolis of Kachin State in Myanmar, positioned 1,480 kilometers from Yangon and 785 kilometers from Mandalay. In Burmese it approach close to the big river and Myitkyina is on the west financial institution of the Ayeyarwady River, just under 40 kilometers from Myit son of its two headstreams the Mali and N'mai rivers. It is the northernmost river port and railway terminus in Myanmar. The town is served by means of Myitkyina Airport.

Myitkyina has been an critical trading city between China and Myanmar considering the fact that ancient times. Myitkyina is a commercial enterprise center of Kachin State. Resources are jade, gold, teak and forestry products, and agricultural merchandise. Due to short time period contract of jade, gold mines, teak, Kachin State turned into accurate in enterprise area for Chinese. As according to government statistics, nearly US$2 billion in jade were exported every year in 2010, 2011. Now, due to fighting between Kachin KIA rebels and authorities navy, all enterprise has long past down. Most of Kachin State commercial enterprise trades are done in Myitkyina.