Konkyan Township

Konkyan Township
ကုန်းကြမ်းမြို့နယ်
Location in Laukkaing district (Kokang SAZ)
Location in Laukkaing district (Kokang SAZ)
Konkyan Township is located in Myanmar
Konkyan Township
Konkyan Township
Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 23°49′00″N 98°32′00″E / 23.81667°N 98.53333°E / 23.81667; 98.53333
Country Myanmar
StateShan State
Self-administered zoneKokang
Area
 • Total414.33 sq mi (1,073.11 km2)
Elevation
5,189 ft ([1] m)
Highest elevation
8,317 ft (2,535 m)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total44,898
 • Density110/sq mi (42/km2)
 • Ethnicities
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMT)

Konkyan Township or Kongyan Township (Burmese: ကုန်းကြမ်းမြို့နယ်, Chinese: 拱掌区) is a township located within Laukkaing District, Shan State, Myanmar. It is one of two townships of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone. The principal town is Konkyan. The township is divided into 141 villages organized into 8 village tracts and 2 towns, each with 3 urban wards. Besides Konkyan, the other town is Mawhtike in the northeast of the township.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Konkyan Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ကုန်းကြမ်းမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Konkyan Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 18 November 2023.