Native Name: | Burmese: နောင်မွန်းမြို့ |
Official Name: | Nogmung |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map: | Myanmar |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Myanmar |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Putao District |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Nogmung Township |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2: | Buddhism |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 27.5°N 97.8167°W |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +6.30 |
Nogmung (my|နောင်မွန်းမြို့); sometimes Naung Mung or Naun Mong and combinations) is the northernmost town in Myanmar, located in Kachin State with about 1000 inhabitants as of 2006. It is the last town encountered when hiking northwards to Hkakaborazi National Park and the highest peak of Myanmar, Mt. Hkakabo Razi. Nogmung is also the gateway for Tahaundam, the northernmost village of Myanmar. Nogmung is famous for its bird diversity, and many endemic species are postulated to exist there.
In 2005, the Naung Mung scimitar babbler (Jabouilleia naungmungensis) was described based on a specimen collected near Nogmung.[1] The Smithsonian's National Zoo and the Hkakabo Razi National Park Authorities have surveyed the avifauna since 2001 in Putao, Nogmung, and northwards to Tahaundam.[2]