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Lwegel

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Lwegel

Coordinates24.20°, 97.72°

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City facts

Overview

Lweje is a town in Kachin State in northeastern Burma, across the China-Myanmar border from Zhangfeng, in Longchuan County, Yunnan Province, China. It is one of five official border trade posts with China.

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History & geography

History

The Kachin Independence Army captured Sein Lon Taung strategy hill of Military Council near Lweje, Moe Mauk Township on April 1 - 2024. After the occupation of the military's Sein Long Mountain base, Banmaw-Lweje road and Lweje town surrounding area became military council-free zone and KIA-led allied forces have complete control of Lweje town and the border gate.

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Geography

Latitude
24.2001
Longitude
97.7233
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

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Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,910
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Red-vented Bulbul
    Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    48
  • Blue-throated Barbet
    Psilopogon asiaticus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    41
  • Blue-winged Minla
    Minla cyanouroptera (Hodgson, 1837) · Aves
    38
  • Red-whiskered Bulbul
    Pycnonotus jocosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    37
  • Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher
    Culicicapa ceylonensis (Swainson, 1820) · Aves
    33
  • Oriental Magpie-Robin
    Copsychus saularis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    32
  • Rufous-backed Sibia
    Heterophasia annectans (Blyth, 1847) · Aves
    31
  • Oriental White-eye
    Zosterops palpebrosus (Temminck, 1824) · Aves
    29

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
60
Largest magnitude
6
Largest event
2008-08-21

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.52
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,649

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
65
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API