Kokang Self-Administered Zone
The Kokang Self-Administered Zone (Burmese: ကိုးကန့် ကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရ ဒေသ, Chinese: 果敢自治区), as stipulated by the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar, is a self-administered zone in northern Shan State. The zone is intended to be self-administered by the Kokang people. Its official name was announced by decree on 20 August 2010. It is recognized as illegal by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA).
Kokang Self-Administered Zone
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Self-administered zone | |
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Location in Shan State | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| State | Shan State |
| No. of townships | 2 |
| Created | 20 August 2010 |
| De facto ceased | 5 January 2024 |
| Capital | Laukkai |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Peng Daxun |
| Elevation | 5,189 ft (1,582 m) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 154,912 |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
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| Simplified Chinese | 果敢自治区 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 果敢自治區 | ||||||
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| Burmese | ကိုးကန့် ကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရ ဒေသ | ||||||
| IPA | [kóka̰ɰ̃ kòbàɪɰ̃ ʔoʊʔtɕʰoʊʔ kʰwɪ̰ɰ̃ja̰ dèθa̰] | ||||||
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