Tongkaw | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
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: | Taunggyi District |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Hsi Hseng Township |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +6.30 |
Coordinates: | 20.1°N 113°W |
Tongkaw is a village in Hsi Hseng Township, Taunggyi District, in the Shan State of eastern Burma. It is located south of the township capital of Hsi Hseng by National Highway 5. Kong Pyek is located further south along the road in Kayah State. An atrocity was committed in the village on 2 August 1984 by the 101st light infantry regiment.[1]