Mong La

Mong La
မိုင်းလား / 勐拉
Town
Mong La is located in Myanmar
Mong La
Mong La
Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 21°39′50″N 100°02′24″E / 21.66389°N 100.04000°E / 21.66389; 100.04000
CountryMyanmar
StateShan
DistrictKengtung District
TownshipMong La Township
Elevation
[1]
640 m (2,100 ft)
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MST)

Mong La or Mongla (Burmese: မိုင်းလား Burmese pronunciation: [máɪɰ̃lá]; Chinese: 勐拉; pinyin: Měnglā), also known as Little Mong La (Chinese: 小勐拉; pinyin: Xiǎo Měnglā) to distinguish it from neighbouring Mengla County in China, is the administrative seat of Mong La Township in Shan State, Myanmar.

Mong La is opposite Daluo [zh], a Chinese border town in Yunnan Province, It is about 258 kilometres (160 mi) from the Thai border town of Mae Sai and 80 kilometres (50 mi) north-east of Kengtung, Myanmar.

Although Mong La is in Myanmar, its electricity, telecommunications, other infrastructure, and trade flows are dependent on China.[2] The main currency used in Mong La is the Chinese yuan.[3]

  1. ^ GoogleEarth
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Virtual gambling was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Star Publications Mongla escapade, LIZ PRICE, February 12, 2011 Archived 21 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine