Loilem | |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Pushpin Map: | Myanmar |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Myanmar |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Myanmar |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Shan State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Loilem District |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +6.30 |
Coordinates: | 20.925°N 97.5542°W |
Elevation M: | 1352 |
Loilem Township is a township of Loilem District in the Shan State of Myanmar. The principal town is Loilem. In 2018, the Myanmar Army was accused of committing war crimes in the township.[1] In November 2019, police destroyed several acres of poppy plantations in the township.[2]