Laukkai

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Laukkai
Location of Laukkai within Burma (Myanmar)

Laukkai (also known as Laukkaing or Laogai or Laokai; Burmese: လောက်ကိုင်မြို့; Chinese: 老街; pinyin: Lǎojiē) is the capital[1][2] of Kokang (also known as Special Region 1) in the northern part of Shan State, Burma. It is situated on the Salween River, which forms Burma's border with the People's Republic of China.[1] It is about 10 miles away from Nansan (Chinese characters: 南傘), China.[3] In Laukkai, the Southwestern dialect of Mandarin and Chinese characters are widely used, and the Chinese renminbi is in circulation.[4] it is the principal town of Laukkaing Township of Laukkaing District. it is 117 miles and 7 furlongs from Lashio and 42 miles from Kongyan.

Its annual rainfall is over 40 inches.[5]

It is a center of fighting in the August 2009 Kokang incident;[6] on 24 August, it was occupied by Tatmadaw troops (Burma's military junta).[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Saw Yan Naing (28 August 2009). "Burmese Cease Fire Breaks Down". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 29 August 2009. 
  2. ↑ "Myanmar military moves to crush Kokang Chinese". Earth Times. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2009. 
  3. ↑ http://www.goandgotravel.com/optional-tour.htm
  4. ↑ http://article.daqi.com/sy_fast/2678411.html
  5. ↑ http://myanmargeneva.org/NLM2009/eng/9Sep/n090913.pdf
  6. ↑ "Junta's ploy: Push Kokang to shoot first". Shan Herald. 14 August 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009. 

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