Laukkaing Township
Laukkaing Township
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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.[1]
Geography
Laukkaing shares a border with
Rubber, lychee, mango, walnut and pear are grown in the area as poppy substitutes. Sugarcane, pineapple, corn, buckwheat, soybean and various vegetables are also grown.
There are 4 high schools and 17 primary schools. There is a 50 bedded hospital.
Further reading
- Topo Map of Kokang Self-Administered Zone - Mimu
- Shan (North) State, Myanmar - Mimu
- Laukkaing Township - Shan State - Mimu
References
- ^ a b c d Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Laukkaing Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya လောက်ကိုင်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Laukkaing Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
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