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Wa-um Destination Guide

Discover Wa-um in Myanmar

Wa-um in the region of Kachin is a place located in Myanmar - some 362 mi or ( 582 km ) North of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital .

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Local time in Wa-um is now 12:23 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Rangoon " with a UTC offset of 6.5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Kohima, Itanagar, Imphal, Zhedao, and Zhangfeng. When in this area, you might want to check out Kohima . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Wa-um ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Laiza

Laiza is a town in the Kachin State, Burma, on the border with China at:{{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:24|45|36|N|97|33|48|E| |primary |name= }}.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 24.76 97.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Populated places in Kachin State

2008 Yingjiang earthquakes

The 2008 Yingjiang Earthquakes were a series of major earthquakes ranging from surface wave magnitude (Ms) 4.1 to 5.9 that struck Yingjiang County, Yunnan province, China between August 19 (in UTC; August 20 local time) and September 3, 2008. It caused 5 deaths, 21 serious injuries, and RMB 2.7 billion in direct economic damage. USGS put the magnitude of the strongest one to Mw 6.0.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 24.90 97.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: 2008 earthquakes, 2008 in China, Earthquake swarms, Earthquakes in China, History of Yunnan

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