Langhko Township or Langkho Township is a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
of
Langhko District
Langhko District, also Langkho District, is a district of the Shan State in Myanmar. It consists of 4 towns in 2010.
Townships
The district contains the following townships:
*Langhko Township
*Mong Nai Township
Mong Nai Township is a townshi ...
in the
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. ...
of
Burma
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 Wells explai ...
.
Geography
Most of the area is characterized by the
forest
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-covered
mountains
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of the
Shan Hills
The Shan Hills ( my, ရှမ်းရိုးမ; ''Shan Yoma''), also known as Shan Highland, is a vast mountainous zone that extends through Yunnan to Myanmar and Thailand. The whole region is made up of numerous mountain ranges separated ...
which reach a height of at
Loi Lan, a mountain rising at the southern end of the administrative area.
The capital town is
Langkho (Langhkö), located in the northern part.
The township borders with
Mae Hong Son Province
Mae Hong Son province ( Burmese: မဲဟောင်ဆောင်; th, แม่ฮ่องสอน, ; Northern Thai: ; Shan: ; formerly called ''Mae Rong Son''), also spelled ''Maehongson'', ''Mae Hong Sorn'' or ''Maehongsorn'', is one of ...
of
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
in the south.
Shan State (South)
Further reading
Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map
Township Map - Kayah, Shan State (South) and Shan State (East)
Langkho Township - Shan State - Mimu
References
Townships of Shan State
Langhko District
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