Mong Kung Township Explained

Mong Kung
Settlement Type:Township
Pushpin Map:Burma
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Burma
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Shan State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Loilem District
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+6.30
Coordinates:21.6083°N 97.5306°W
Elevation M:1095

Mong Kung Township or Mongkaung Township (Burmese: မိုင်းကိုင်မြို့နယ်)[1] is a township of Loilen District in the Shan State of Burma. The principal town is Mong Kung.

Sometime prior to 2002, the southern portion of Mong Kung Township was transferred to Hopong Township in Taunggyi District.[2]

There are five urban quarters, 348 villages in 24 village tracts with a total population of 61,633 in 2015. 40,571 acres were cultivated for agriculture.[3]

Towns and Villages

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs6/MIMU001_A3_SD%20&%20Township%20Overview.pdf "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map"
  2. Maplandia, as of 28 October 2010, showed the former boundaries, "Mong Kung Google Satellite Map" Maplandia
  3. New Light of Myanmar newspaper, Burmese version, 2015 May 29 issue, socioeconomic page 3