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Mong La
မိူင်းလႃး | |
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  Mong La Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 21°40′0″N 100°0′0″E / 21.66667°N 100.00000°E | |
| Country | Burma |
| State | Shan State |
| District | Kengtung District |
| Elevation | 645 m (2,116 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MST) |
Mong La Township (Shan: ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းလႃး, Burmese: မိုင်းလားမြို့နယ်) is a subdivision of Kengtung District, Shan State, Myanmar. The area borders China and Laos.[2] The principal town is Mong La.
Sharing a border with China, the Mong La area is a center for the production and traffic of narcotics[3] and illegal wildlife trade.[4] It offers gambling and prostitution to Chinese tourists in an unregulated environment outside Myanmar government control.[5]
- ^ GoogleEarth
- ^ "Myanmar Information Management Unit : Shan State Map" (PDF). Themimu.info. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
- ^ "Mongla seizes precursors from Thailand". Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Myanmar's wildlife trafficking hotspot". 19 June 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Undercover in Myanmar's Sin city where anything goes" (Video). BBC News. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2021.