Nogmung

Nogmung (Burmese: နောင်မွန်းမြို့); sometimes Naung Mung or Naun Mong and combinations) is the northernmost town in Myanmar, located in Kachin State with about 1,000 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. The placename means means "outside the country" (ၼွၵ်ႈမိူင်း) in Shan.^[1]

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
District	Putao District
Township	Nogmung Township
Population  (2005)
• Religions	Buddhism
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)

In 2005, the Naung Mung scimitar babbler (Jabouilleia naungmungensis) was described based on a specimen collected near Nogmung.^[2] 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.^[3]