Nawnghkio Township
ၸႄႈဝဵင်းၼွင်ၶဵဝ် | |
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 Location in Kyaukme district | |
  Nawnghkio Township | |
| Coordinates: 22°20′02″N 96°48′05″E / 22.333809°N 96.801421°E | |
| Country |  Burma |
| Division | Shan State |
| District | Kyaukme |
| Township | Nawnghkio |
| Capital | Nawnghkio |
| Area | |
| • Total | 488.44 sq mi (1,265.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,750 ft (840 m) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 126,143 |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MST) |
Nawnghkio Township (Burmese: နောင်ချိုမြို့နယ်, Shan: ၸႄႈဝဵင်းၼွင်ၶဵဝ်) is a township of Kyaukme District in the Shan State of eastern Myanmar. The principal town and administrative seat is Nawnghkio. The name 'Nawnghkio' was started to call after a camp near a green lake (Shan language: nawng = lake or natural pond, hkio = green). The lake is located in the west of 'Haw Taw Monastery' of today's Nawnghkio.[2]
- ^ Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Naungcho Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya နောင်ချိုမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Nawnghkio Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ []Nawnghkio Township Profile 2009, Township Peace and Development Council