Taunggyi

Taunggyi (Burmese: တောင်ကြီး, Taunggyì, Shan: တူၼ်ႈတီး, Tòn Tī) is the capital and largest city of Shan State in Myanmar. It is situated on a plateau that rises above a highland valley in the east of Taunggyi District, and is also the district capital. The city is the highest city in Myanmar at 1,400m above sea level, and is the second-highest state capital after Hakha.

The city and its surroundings has a population of 163,036 people. There is a university, a hospital, a market, a TV studio, and a hill station resort built by the British.