Laukkaing Township | |
Native Name: | လောက်ကိုင်မြို့နယ် |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Pushpin Map: | Burma |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Burma |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Myanmar |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Shan State |
Subdivision Type2: | Self-administered zone |
Subdivision Name2: | Kokang |
Subdivision Type3: | Capital |
Subdivision Name3: | Laukkai |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 820.92 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 75555 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | MMT |
Utc Offset: | +6.30 |
Coordinates: | 23.6833°N 98.75°W |
Elevation Ft: | 3100 |
Elevation Max Ft: | 8317 |
Laukkaing Township or Laukkai Township (Burmese: လောက်ကိုင်မြို့နယ်,) 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]
Laukkaing shares a border with Kongyan Township in the north, with the People's Republic of China in the north and east, with Kunlong Township in the south and with Kutkai Township in the west. It has 31 border posts, and is situated at 3100feet above sea level. Few plains can be seen in Laukkai, Mangtonpa, Yanlongkyaing, Pasinkyaw and Namhuhtan. The remaining area is mountainous and from 3,000 to 8317feet above sea level. The total area is 316.96sqmi and the population is over 70,000.[2] [1]
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.