Lungphe Taung,

Location type & coordinates

Lungphe Taung, with a latitude of 21.82 (21° 49' 0 N) and a longitude of 92.53 (92° 31' 60 E), is a hypsographic (mountain) located in Bangladesh that is a part of Asia.

Location placement

Lungphe Taung is situated 355 kilometers south east (133°) of the approximate center of Bangladesh and 304 kilometers south east (134°) of the captial Dhaka.
                                                                     
Area population and elevation

A 100 square kilometer area around Lungphe Taung has an aproximate population of 413792 (0.004138 persons per square meter) and an average elevation of 86 meters above sea levels.

Visits by members

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Kaptai Lake

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