Loikaw Township () is a

township A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

of Loikaw District in the eastern part of

Kayah State Kayah State (, ), or Karenni State, is a state of Myanmar. Situated in eastern Myanmar, it is bounded on the north by Shan State, on the east by Thailand's Mae Hong Son Province, and on the south and west by Kayin State. It lies approximately b ...

in Myanmar (Burma). The principal town lies at

Loikaw Loikaw (, ) is the largest city and the capital of Kayah State, also known as Karenni State, in Myanmar. It is located in the Karen Hills area, near the State's northern tip, just above an embayment on the Pilu River. The inhabitants are mostly K ...

. The township is divided into 19 urban wards within the town of Loikaw and 122 villages comprising 12 village tracts.

Demographics

2014

The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Loikaw Township had a population of 128,401. The

population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...

was 82.9 people per km². The census reported that the median age was 24.5 years, and 97 males per 100 females. There were 26,495 households; the mean household size was 4.6.

References

Townships of Kayah State {{Kayah-geo-stub