Nogmung

Nogmung (Burmese: နောင်မွန်းမြို့); sometimes Naung Mung or Naun Mong and combinations) is a town in northern Myanmar's 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.

Nogmung

နောင်မွန်းမြို့
View of Nogmung
Church in Nogmung
Nogmung
Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 27°30′0″N 97°49′0″E
Country Myanmar
Division Kachin State
DistrictPutao District
TownshipNogmung Township
Population
 (2005)
 • Religions
Buddhism
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

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]

References
  1. Rappole, J. H.; Renner, S. C.; Shwe, N. M.; Sweet, P. R. (2005). "A New Species of Scimitar-Babbler (Timalidae: Jabouilleia) From the Sub-Himalayan Region of Myanmar". The Auk. 122: 1064–1069.
  2. Swen C. Renner, John H. Rappole, Peter Leimgruber, Daniel S. Kelly, Nay Myo Shwe, Thein Aung, Myint Aung. 2007. Land cover in the Northern Forest Complex of Myanmar: new insights for conservation. Oryx 41:27-37
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