Konkyan Township or Kongyan Township ( my, ကုန်းကြမ်းမြို့နယ်) is a
township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
located within
Laukkaing District
Laogai District ( my, လောက်ကိုင်ခရိုင်) is a district of the Shan State in Myanmar. It consists 2 towns and 333 villages.
It is located in Kokang Self-Administered Zone according to the Constitution of Myanmar (2008 ...
,
Shan State
Shan State ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, ; shn, မိူင်းတႆး, italics=no) also known by the Endonym and exonym, endonyms Shanland, Muang Tai, and Tailong, is a administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. ...
,
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
. It is also part of the
Kokang Self-Administered Zone
The Kokang Self-Administered Zone ( my, ကိုးကန့် ကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရ ဒေသ ), as stipulated by the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar, is a self-administered zone in norther ...
. The capital town is
Konkyan.
Geography
It is sharing a border with
Laukkaing Township
Laukkaing Township ( my, လောက်ကိုင်မြို့နယ်) is a township located within Laukkaing District, Shan State, Myanmar. It is also part of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone. The principal town is Laukkai a.k.a. Lau ...
. It is situated at above sea level. The remaining area is mainly mountainous.
MG
Rubber, lychee, mango, walnut and pear are grown in this area as poppy substitutes. Sugarcane, pineapple, corn, buckwheat, soybean and various vegetables are also grown.
Further reading
Topo Map of Kokang Self-Administered Zone - Mimu
Shan (North) State, Myanmar - Mimu
Konkyan Township - Shan State - Mimu
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References
Townships of Shan State
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