Loilem Township

Loilem
Loilem
Township
	Location in Loilem district
	Coordinates: 20°55′30″N97°33′15″E / 20.92500°N 97.55417°E
Country	Myanmar
State	Shan State
District	Loilem District
Capital	Loilen
Area
• Total	501.62 sq mi (1,299.2 km2)
Elevation	4,436 ft (1,352 m)
Population (2023)
• Total	131,344
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MMT)

Last updated August 03, 2025

Loilem Township is a township of Loilem District in the Shan State of Myanmar. The principal town is Loilem. The township also contains Panglong and its corresponding Panglong Subtownship. The township as a whole has 310 villages grouped into 19 village tracts.^[1]

In 2018, the Myanmar Army was accused of committing war crimes in the township.^[2] In November 2019, police destroyed several acres of poppy plantations in the township.^[3]

References

1 2 General Administration Department (March 2023). Loilin Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya လွိုင်လင်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Loilen Township Regional Information](PDF) (Report). Retrieved 16 April 2025.
↑ Nyein, Nyein (July 20, 2018). "Tatmadaw Accused of Torturing Shan Civilians in Loilem Township". The Irrawadday. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
↑ "Police destroy poppy plantations in Loilem Township". November 14, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.

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[gad-1] 1 2 General Administration Department (March 2023). Loilin Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya လွိုင်လင်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Loilen Township Regional Information](PDF) (Report). Retrieved 16 April 2025.

[2] Nyein, Nyein (July 20, 2018). "Tatmadaw Accused of Torturing Shan Civilians in Loilem Township". The Irrawadday. Retrieved October 15, 2020.

[3] "Police destroy poppy plantations in Loilem Township". November 14, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.

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