Laukkaing Township လောက်ကိုင်မြို့နယ်
Township
Location in Laukkaing district (Kokang SAZ)
Laukkaing Township Location in Burma
Coordinates: 23°41′00″N 98°45′00″E / 23.68333°N 98.75000°E / 23.68333; 98.75000
Country	Myanmar
State	Shan State
Self-administered zone	Kokang
Capital	Laukkai
Area
• Total	316.96 sq mi (820.92 km2)
Elevation [1]	3,100 ft (900 m)
Highest elevation	8,317 ft (2,535 m)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	75,555
• Density	240/sq mi (92/km2)
• Ethnicities	Kokang Palaung Bamar Shan
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MMT)

Laukkaing Township or Laukkai Township (Burmese: လောက်ကိုင်မြို့နယ်, Chinese: 老街区) is a township located within Laukkaing District, Shan State, Myanmar. It is the principal township of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone. The principal town is Laukkai (Burmese: လောက်ကိုင်မြို့). The township is divided into 137 villages organized into 8 village tracts and 2 towns, each with 3 urban wards. Besides Laukkai, the other town is Chinshwehaw in the southeast of the township.^[1]

Geography

Laukkaing shares a border with Kongyan Township in the north, with the People's Republic of China in the north and east, with Kunlong Township in the south and with Kutkai Township in the west. It has 31 border posts, and is situated at 3,100 feet (940 m) above sea level. Few plains can be seen in Laukkai, Mangtonpa, Yanlongkyaing, Pasinkyaw and Namhuhtan. The remaining area is mountainous and from 3,000 to 8,317 feet (2,535 m) above sea level. The total area is 316.96 square miles (820.9 km²) and the population is over 70,000.^[2][1]

Rubber, lychee, mango, walnut and pear are grown in the area as poppy substitutes. Sugarcane, pineapple, corn, buckwheat, soybean and various vegetables are also grown.

There are 4 high schools and 17 primary schools. There is a 50 bedded hospital.