Laukkai

Not to be confused with the Chinese justice system Laogai, or Lào Cai in Vietnam.

Laukkai
လောက်ကိုင်မြို့ (Burmese)
老街 (Chinese)
လဝ်ႉၵႆႇ၊ ဝဵင်း (Shan)
Town
Laukkai
Laukkai
Laukkai is located in Myanmar
Laukkai
Laukkai
Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 23°41′41″N 98°45′52″E / 23.69472°N 98.76444°E / 23.69472; 98.76444
Country Myanmar
State Shan State
DistrictKokang Self-Administered Zone
TownshipLaukkaing Township
Elevation
3,200 ft (1,000 m)
Population
 (2014)
23,435
 • Religions
Buddhism
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Laukkai (also known as Laukkaing, Laogai or Laokai; Burmese: လောက်ကိုင်မြို့; Chinese: 老街; pinyin: Lǎojiē) is the capital[1][2] of Kokang Self-Administered Zone in the northern part of Shan State, Myanmar. It is located east of the Salween River, which forms part of Myanmar's border with the People's Republic of China at its upper reaches. It is about 10 miles (16 km) away from Nansan (Chinese characters: 南傘), China.[3] In Laukkai, Southwestern Mandarin and Chinese characters are widely used, and the Chinese renminbi is in circulation.[4] It is the main town of Laukkaing Township of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone. It is 117 miles (188 km) from Lashio and 42 miles (68 km) from Kongyan. Its population is 23,435.[5] Laukkai is notorious for its gambling, prostitution, human trafficking and online scams.[6][7]

Its annual rainfall is over 40 inches (1,000 mm).[8]

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  2. ^ "Myanmar military moves to crush Kokang Chinese". Earth Times. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
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  5. ^ "Myanmar: Regions, States, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Myanmar scam town Laukkai empties out as war approaches". The Straits Times. 16 November 2023. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
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