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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. Township in Shan State, Burma
Mong Kung
Township
Location in Loilem districtLocation in Loilem district
Mong Kung is located in MyanmarMong KungMong KungLocation 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
Elevation1,095 m (3,593 ft)
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Mong Kung Township or Mongkaung Township (Burmese: မိုင်းကိုင်မြို့နယ်) 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.

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.

Towns and Villages

Notes

  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

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Shan State
Capital: Taunggyi
East Shan State
Kengtung District
Mong Hpayak District
Mong Hsat District
Tachileik District

North Shan State
Kyaukme District
Lashio District
Laukkaing Districtsee Kokang Self-Administered Zone
Mu Se District
Hopang Districtsee Wa Self-Administered Division
Matman Districtsee Wa Self-Administered Division
Mongmit District
Kokang Self-Administered Zone
Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone
Wa Self-Administered Division
South Shan State
Langkho District
Loilen District
Taunggyi District
Danu Self-Administered Zone
Pa-O Self-Administered Zone
Main cities and towns
- also part of Kyaukme District; - also part of Hopang District; - also part of Matman District
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