Kokang Self-Administered Zone

The Kokang Self-Administered Zone (Burmese: ကိုးကန့် ကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရ ဒေသ, Chinese: 果敢自治区), also Laukkaing District (Burmese: လောက်ကိုင်ခရိုင်) as stipulated by the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar, is a former de jureself-administered zone in northern Shan State. The zone is intended to be self-administered by the Kokang people. Its official name was announced by decree on 20 August 2010. It is recognized as illegal by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA).