Mong Ko

Mong Ko
မုံးကိုးမြို့
勐古
Monekoe, Man Guo, Man Kan
Town
Mong Ko, photographed in Manghai, China
Mong Ko, photographed in Manghai, China
Mong Ko is located in Myanmar
Mong Ko
Coordinates: 24°6′1″N 98°18′50″E / 24.10028°N 98.31389°E / 24.10028; 98.31389
Country Myanmar
State Shan
DistrictMu Se District
TownshipMu Se Township
Elevation
[1]
1,480 ft (450 m)
Population
 (2014)[2]
 • Town
24,565
 • Urban
8,847
 • Rural
15,718
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

Mong Ko (Burmese: မုံးကိုးမြို့; Chinese: 勐古; pinyin: Měng gǔ), sometimes spelled Mongko or Monekoe and also known as Man Kan, Man Guo[3] and Panglong,[4] is a town in Mu Se Township, Mu Se District, northern Shan State, Myanmar.

Like many towns in the region, Mong Ko is known to be a hotspot for drug production and trade.[5]

  1. ^ GoogleEarth
  2. ^ The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census Highlights of the Main Results Census Report Volume 2 – A. Department of Population Ministry of Immigration and Population. 2015. p. 64.
  3. ^ Shelby Tucker, Among Insurgents: Walking Through Burma. p. 27
  4. ^ "Panglong". Mapcarta. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  5. ^ Peter John Perry, Myanmar (Burma) Since 1962: The Failure of Development. p. 152