Mong Kung Township

Coordinates: 21°36′30″N 97°31′50″E / 21.60833°N 97.53056°E / 21.60833; 97.53056
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This article is about the present-day administrative division. For the town, see Mong Kung. For the former Shan princely state, see Mongkung State.
Mong Kung
Township
Location in Loilem district
Location in Loilem district
Mong Kung is located in Myanmar
Mong Kung
Mong Kung
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 21°36′30″N 97°31′50″E / 21.60833°N 97.53056°E / 21.60833; 97.53056
Country Burma
StateShan State
DistrictLoilem District
Elevation
1,095 m (3,593 ft)
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

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[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
  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

External links[edit]

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