Laukkaing Township
လောက်ကိုင်မြို့နယ် | |
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![]() Location in Laukkaing district (Kokang SAZ) | |
Coordinates: 23°41′00″N 98°45′00″E / 23.68333°N 98.75000°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Shan State |
Self-administered zone | Kokang |
Capital | Laukkai |
Area | |
• Total | 316.96 sq mi (820.92 km2) |
Elevation | 3,100 ft (900 m) |
Highest elevation | 8,317 ft (2,535 m) |
Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 75,555 |
• Density | 240/sq mi (92/km2) |
• Ethnicities | |
Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
Laukkaing Township or Laukkai Township (Burmese: လောက်ကိုင်မြို့နယ်, Chinese: 老街区) 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]