Contemporary
A once weekly Myanma Airways flight is available, as are three times a week river ferries. It is the terminus of river ferries from Mandalay. There is no river ferry between Bhamo and Myitkyina. The land route between Bhamo and Muse, part of Northern Shan State, is in bad condition.
Bhamo is one of the official border trading towns between China and Myanmar.
The town is home to Bhamo Degree College.
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