Mong Ko
Mong Ko (Burmese: မုံးကိုးမြို့; Chinese: 勐古; pinyin: Měng gǔ), sometimes spelled Mongko or Monekoe and also known as Man Kan, Man Guo and Panglong, is a town in Mu Se Township, Mu Se District, northern Shan State.
Mong Ko
မုံးကိုးမြို့ 勐古 Monekoe, Man Guo, Man Kan | |
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Town | |
Mong Ko, photographed in Manghai, China | |
| Coordinates: 24°6′1″N 98°18′50″E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| State | Shan |
| District | Mu Se District |
| Township | Mu Se Township |
| Elevation | 1,480 ft (450 m) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Town | 24,565 |
| • Urban | 8,847 |
| • Rural | 15,718 |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
Like many towns in the region, Mong Ko is known to be a hotspot for drug production and trade.
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