Mong Kung | |
|---|---|
Township | |
 Location in Loilem district | |
  Mong Kung Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 21°36′30″N 97°31′50″E / 21.60833°N 97.53056°E | |
| Country |  Burma |
| State | Shan State |
| District | Loilem District |
| Elevation | 1,095 m (3,593 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+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]
- ^ "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
- ^ Maplandia, as of 28 October 2010, showed the former boundaries, "Mong Kung Google Satellite Map" Maplandia
- ^ New Light of Myanmar newspaper, Burmese version, 2015 May 29 issue, socioeconomic page 3