Laukkaing Township

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.

Laukkaing Township
လောက်ကိုင်မြို့နယ်
Township
Location in Laukkaing district (Kokang SAZ)
Laukkaing Township
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 23°41′00″N 98°45′00″E
Country Myanmar
StateShan State
Self-administered zoneKokang
CapitalLaukkai
Area
  Total316.96 sq mi (820.92 km2)
Elevation
3,100 ft (900 m)
Highest elevation
8,317 ft (2,535 m)
Population
 (2019)
  Total75,555
  Density240/sq mi (92/km2)
  Ethnicities
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMT)
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