Loikaw
လွိုင်ကော်မြို့ Lwègaw[1] | |
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Town | |
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  Loikaw Location in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates: 19°40′27″N 97°12′34″E / 19.67417°N 97.20944°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Kayah State |
| District | Loikaw |
| Township | Loikaw |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.3 sq mi (27 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,900 ft (884 m) |
| Population (2019)[2] | 59,450 |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
Loikaw (Burmese: လွိုင်ကော်မြို့; MLCTS: lwuing kau mrui., pronounced [lwàɪ(ŋ)kɔ̀ mjo̰]) is the capital of Kayah State, also known as Karenni State, in Myanmar. It is located in the Karen Hills area, near the State's northern tip, just above an embayment on the Pilu River.[3] The inhabitants are mostly Kayah (Karenni). Myanmar's largest hydropower plant (built by the Japanese as war reparation) is located about 20 km (12 mi) east of Loikaw at Lawpita Falls.
The town of Loikaw comprises 13 urban wards, namely Naungya, Daw-ukhu, Mainglon, Mingala, Dhammayon, Zaypaing, Shwetaung, Landama, Dawtanma, Dawnoeku, Shansu, and Minsu wards.[4]
- ^ "Lwègaw (Variant)" Loikaw at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Loikaw Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya လွိုင်ကော်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Loikaw Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ Bitsch, Jørgen (1966) Why Buddha Smiles Taplinger Publishing, New York, pages 55–56, OCLC 421824
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