Langkho, Laangkher, or Linkhay is a town and seat of

Langkho Township Langhko Township or Langkho Township is a township of Langhko District in the Shan State of Burma. Geography Most of the area is characterized by the forest-covered mountains of the Shan Hills which reach a height of at Loi Lan, a mountain ris ...

and

Langkho 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 Langhko Township or Langkho Township is a township ...

, 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 eastern

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 ...

. It is located east of Wān Long. It is served by

Langhko Airport Langkho, Laangkher, or Linkhay is a town and seat of Langkho Township and Langkho District, in the Shan State of eastern Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating ...

and is accessed along the National Road 45. A bridge in the vicinity crossing the

Nam Teng River Teng River or Nam Teng is a river of Shan State, eastern Burma. It is a tributary of the Salween River. Course The river has its source in the Shan Hills north of Mongkung and flows roughly eastwards and then southwards past the towns of Kawnlan ...

the town lies on is called

Nam Kok Bridge Nam, Nam, or The Nam are shortened terms for: * Vietnam, which is also spelled ''Viet Nam'' * The Vietnam War Nam, The Nam or NAM may also refer to: Arts and media * Nam, a fictional character in anime series ''Dragon Ball'' * ''NAM'' (video ...

. This town is famous for being the song "Langkho A Win", written by

Sai Htee Saing Sai Htee Saing ( my, စိုင်းထီးဆိုင် ; 23 September 1950 – 10 March 2008; born Sai Tin U) was a distinguished Burmese singer and songwriter of Shan descent, which featured prominently throughout his music career. Thr ...

History

A deep channel in the area is called the

Nam Teng Teng River or Nam Teng is a river of Shan State, eastern Burma. It is a tributary of the Salween River. Course The river has its source in the Shan Hills north of Mongkung and flows roughly eastwards and then southwards past the towns of Kawnlan ...

and existed at least before 1906. In 1940, Reverend S.W. Short and his wife set up a mission at Langhko and returned to visit it after World War II. Historically Langhko was very corrupt, occupied in the opium trade. In 1952 the town was known to be involved in tobacco production and contained a pipe making factory. The Burmese Army occupied Langkho and burned nearby villages and dispersed families to cut off aid to the Shan rebels.

References

External links

Maplandia World Gazetteer
Populated places in Langhko District Langhko Township Township capitals of Myanmar {{Shan-geo-stub