Laukkaing Township
Laukkaing Township or Laukkai Township (Burmese: လောက်ကိုင်မြို့နယ်, Chinese: 老街区) is a township located within Laukkaing District, Shan State, Myanmar. It is the principal township of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone. The principal town is Laukkai (Burmese: လောက်ကိုင်မြို့). The township is divided into 137 villages organized into 8 village tracts and 2 towns, each with 3 urban wards. Besides Laukkai, the other town is Chinshwehaw in the southeast of the township.
Laukkaing Township
လောက်ကိုင်မြို့နယ် | |
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Location in Laukkaing district (Kokang SAZ) | |
Laukkaing Township Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 23°41′00″N 98°45′00″E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| State | Shan State |
| Self-administered zone | Kokang |
| Capital | Laukkai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 316.96 sq mi (820.92 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,100 ft (900 m) |
| Highest elevation | 8,317 ft (2,535 m) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 75,555 |
| • Density | 240/sq mi (92/km2) |
| • Ethnicities | |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
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