Konkyan Township Explained

Konkyan Township
Native Name:ကုန်းကြမ်းမြို့နယ်
Settlement Type:Township
Pushpin Map:Burma
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Myanmar
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Myanmar
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Shan State
Subdivision Type2:Self-administered zone
Subdivision Name2:Kokang
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:1073.11
Population As Of:2019
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:44898
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:MMT
Utc Offset:+6.30
Coordinates:23.8167°N 98.5333°W
Elevation Ft:5189
Elevation Max Ft:8317

Konkyan Township or Kongyan Township (Burmese: ကုန်းကြမ်းမြို့နယ်,) is a township located within Laukkaing District, Shan State, Myanmar. It is one of two townships of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone. The principal town is Konkyan. The township is divided into 141 villages organized into 8 village tracts and 2 towns, each with 3 urban wards. Besides Konkyan, the other town is Mawhtike in the northeast of the township.[1]

Geography

It is sharing a border with Laukkaing Township. It is situated at 5226feet above sea level. The remaining area is mainly mountainous with its highest point at 8317feet above sea level.[2] [1]

Rubber, lychee, mango, walnut and pear are grown in this area as poppy substitutes. Sugarcane, pineapple, corn, buckwheat, soybean and various vegetables are also grown.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Myanmar Information Management Unit . September 2019 . Konkyan Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya. my:ကုန်းကြမ်းမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ. Konkyan Township Regional Information . MIMU . 18 November 2023.
  2. http://myanmargeneva.org/NLM2009/eng/9Sep/n090913.pdf MG