Tongkaw

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Tongkaw
Village
Tongkaw Location in Burma
Coordinates: 20°6′N 97°16′E / 20.100°N 97.267°E / 20.100; 97.267Coordinates: 20°6′N 97°16′E / 20.100°N 97.267°E / 20.100; 97.267
Country	Burma
State	Shan State
District	Taunggyi District
Township	Hsi Hseng Township
Time zone	MST (UTC+6.30)

Tongkaw is a village in Hsi Hseng Township, Taunggyi District, in the Shan State of eastern Burma. It is located south of the township capital of Hsi Hseng by National Highway 5.^[1]^[2] Kong Pyek is located further south along the road in Kayah State. An atrocity was committed in the village on 2 August 1984 by the 101st light infantry regiment.^[3]

References

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↑ British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service (1985). Summary of world broadcasts: Far East. Monitoring Service of the British Broadcasting Corp. Retrieved 28 September 2011.

v t e Hsi Hseng Township of the Shan State

Capital: Hsi Hseng

Hsi Hseng Hsohsa Htisöm Kyawngtet Loi-put Loisati Loisawn Maihpit Nawnge Nawnghkathpa Pawnyang Tönghsöngkalo Tongkaw Veng-lek

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