Kyethi

This article is about the town. For the former Shan princely state, see Kehsi Mansam. For the present-day administrative division, see Kyethi Township.

Kyethi (Shan: ဝဵင်းၵေႇသီႇ;Burmese: ကျေးသီးမြို့) (Kyethi or Kehsi) is the main town of Kyethi Township, Mong Hsu District, in the Shan State of Burma. The main town is Kesi (Kyethi or Kehsi). Highway 442 passes through Kyethi town.^[2]

Kyethi ကျေးသိးမြို့
Town
Kyethi
Coordinates: 21.93°N 97.8218°E / 21.93; 97.8218
Country	Myanmar
State	Shan State
District	Mong Hsu District
Township	Kyethi Township
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MMT)
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History

Kehsi, located by the Nam Heng River, was the capital of Kehsi Mansam, one of the Shan States. It had a population of 618 in 1901.^[3]