Loilen (Loilem) | |
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  Loilen (Loilem) Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 20°55′30″N97°33′15″E / 20.92500°N 97.55417°E Coordinates: 20°55′30″N97°33′15″E / 20.92500°N 97.55417°E | |
| Country |  Burma |
| State | Shan State |
| Elevation | 1,352 m (4,436 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Loilem District is a district of the Shan State in Myanmar. It consists of 9 towns in 2010. Its capital is Loilem.
The district contains the following townships:
Mong Pan Township was moved under Langkho District.
Mawkmai is a town and capital of Mawkmai Township in Loilem District, Shan State, Burma. Mawkmai is connected by road to Loimut in the west and Langkho in the north-east which connects with the National Road 45. It was the historical capital of former Mawkmai State.
Mong Ton also known historically as Möngtung and Maington, is a town and seat of Mong Tong Township in Mong Hsat District, Shan State in eastern Myanmar near the border with Thailand. Mong is equivalent to [Township or land]."Ton"is equivalent to [Royal City]. It is located in the Daen Lao Range, in the eastern part of the Shan State, east of the Salween River. Mong Ton lies on the National Highway 45 and connected to Nar Kaung Mu and Pone Par Kyin, is also connected to Mong Hsat by National Highway 49 which begins to the north-east of the town.
Loilem is a town in the Shan State of central-eastern Burma. It is the principal town in Loilem Township in Loilem District.
Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road was the name of the Chinese intervention to aid their British allies in the 1942 Burma Campaign. Its forces were composed of the Fifth, Sixth and Sixty-sixth Army under the command of the Chinese Expeditionary Force in Burma, commanded by Lt. General Joseph Stilwell, Lt. General Luo Zhuoying was his Executive Officer.
Nansang is a town in Loilen District of Shan State in eastern Burma. It is the seat of Nansang Township. It is the biggest city of the eastern central of the Shan State in Myanmar. It is 72 miles away from Taunggyi. A pagoda lies in the southern part of the town. It is also known as Taung Paw Pagoda.
Loilem Township is a township of Loilem District in the Shan State of Myanmar. The principal town is Loilem. In 2018, the Myanmar Army was accused of committing war crimes in the township. In November 2019, police destroyed several acres of poppy plantations in the township.
Nansang or Namsang Township is a township of Loilen District in the Shan State of Myanmar. The principal town is Nansang.
Kunhing Township is a township of Loilen District in the Shan State of Myanmar. The principal town is Kunhing.
Kyethi Township is a township of Loilem District in the Shan State of Burma. The main town is Kesi.
Mong Pan Township is a township of Langkho District in the Shan State of Myanmar. The capital town is Mong Pan or Möngpan, formerly the residence of the Sawbwa.
Mong Ton Township or Mong Tong Township is a township of Mongsat District in the Eastern Shan State of Myanmar. The capital town is Mong Ton. It borders Mong Pying Township to the north, Mong Hsat Township to the east, Mong Nai Township and Mong Pan Township to the west and Thailand to the south. Loi Hkilek mountain is located in the area. It has two townships. They are Pone Par Khem, and Mong Hta. At Mong Ton township, live in Shan, Lahu, Lisu, Wa, Burma, and Chinese.
Mong Hsat District or Mongsat District is a district of the Shan State in Myanmar. It consists of 2 townships 5 towns and 1095 villages.
Tachileik District is a district of the Shan State in Myanmar. It consists of one town and 295 villages. It is one of the four districts of Eastern Shan State.
Kunhing (Kunhein) is located in Kunhing Township in the middle part of southern Shan state, Myanmar. The name Kunhein refers to "a thousand island" in the local Shan language.
Langhko District, also Langkho District, is a district of the Shan State in Myanmar. It consists of 4 towns in 2010.
National Road 45 or State Highway 45 is a highway of eastern Burma, passing through Shan State. It connects Nansang to Mong Ton and the Thai border in the southeast.
Technological University (Panglong) is located on Loilem-Nansang main road in Loilem District, Shan State, Myanmar.
Kyethi is the main town of Kyethi Township, Loilem District, in the Shan State of Burma. The main town is Kesi. Highway 442 passes through Kyethi town.
Panglong is a town in Loilem Township of Loilem District, southern Shan State, Myanmar. The town is also home to Panglong University.
The Restoration Council of Shan State is a Shan political organisation in Shan State, Myanmar, founded in 1996 by Shan military leader Yawd Serk. Its armed wing, the Shan State Army - South (SSA-S).
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