Mansi, Burma
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Mansi is a town
in the Kachin State
of the northernmost part of Burma. Mansi is connected by the National Highway 31
from the south and is the western terminus of the National Road 36
which connects Mansi to Muse on the Chinese border in the east.
Mansi is a small forest town and lies in an area affected by illegal logging.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the Kachin State
Kachin State
Kachin State , is the northernmost state of Burma. It is bordered by China to the north and east; Shan State to the south; and Sagaing Division and India to the west. It lies between north latitude 23° 27' and 28° 25' longitude 96° 0' and 98° 44'. The area of Kachin State is . The capital of the...
of the northernmost part of Burma. Mansi is connected by the National Highway 31
National Highway 31 (Burma)
National Highway 31 is a major highway of central/northeastern Burma. It starts in Mandalay at the rim of the Mandalay Palace area from National Highway 3 at and ends in Waingmaw/Myitkyina in Kachin State at...
from the south and is the western terminus of the National Road 36
National Road 36 (Burma)
National Road 36 or State Highway 36 is a road of northeastern Burma.The highway is fed by the National Highway 31 from the south at Mansi at and goes in an easterly direction until it skirts the Chinese border and joins National Highway 3 coming from the southat Muse at ....
which connects Mansi to Muse on the Chinese border in the east.
Mansi is a small forest town and lies in an area affected by illegal logging.