Lawksawk

Lawksawk လွၵ်ႉၸွၵ် Yatsawk
Lawksawk Location in Burma
Coordinates: 21°14′45″N 96°52′0″E / 21.24583°N 96.86667°E / 21.24583; 96.86667
Country	Burma
Division	Shan State
District	Taunggyi
Township	Lawksawk
Population
• Religions	Buddhism
Time zone	MST (UTC+6.30)

Lawksawk (Burmese: Yatsawk or Yatsauk; Shan: လွၵ်ႉၸွၵ်ႇ) is a town in Shan State, Myanmar. It is the principal town and administrative center of Lawksawk Township. The town is located along an oxbow lake of the Zawgyi River at an altitude of 910 meters. Lawksawk is about 48 kilometres (30 mi) north of Taunggyi,^[1] or 70 kilometres (43 mi) by road on National Route 43. It was the historical capital of Lawksawk State.

Transport

Since 1998, Lawksawk has been served by a branch of the Myanmar Railways network that runs from Aungban.

References

Shan State Capital: Taunggyi East Shan State see townships per district Kengtung District Kengtung Township Mong Khet Township Mong La Township Mong Yang Township Mong Hpayak District Mong Hpayak Township Mong Yawng Township Mong Hsat District Mong Hsat Township Mong Ping Township Mong Tong Township Tachileik District Tachileik Township Kenglap Township North Shan State see townships per district Kunlong District Kunlong Township Kyaukme District Hsipaw Township Kyaukme Township Mabein Township Mongmit Township Namtu Township Nawnghkio Township Mongnog Township Lashio District Lashio Township Hseni Township Mongyai Township Tangyan Township Mu Se District Kutkai Township Mu Se Township Nanhkan Township Kokang Self-Administered Zone Konkyan Township Laukkaing Township Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone Namhsan Township Mantong Township Wa Self-Administered Division Hopang Township Mongmaw Township Panwai Township Namtit Subtownship Panlong Subtownship Metman Township Nahpan Township Pangsang Township South Shan State see townships per district Langkho District Langhko Township Mong Nai Township Mong Pan Township Mawkmai Township Loilen District Kunhing Township Kyethi Township Lai-Hka Township Loilen Township Mong Hsu Township Mong Kung Township Nansang Township Taunggyi District Kalaw Township Lawksawk Township Nyaungshwe Township Pekon Township Taunggyi Township Danu Self-Administered Zone Pindaya Township Ywangan Township Pa-O Self-Administered Zone Hopong Township Hsi Hseng Township Pinlaung Township Main cities and towns Taunggyi Ayetharyar Nyaungshwe Hopong Hsi Hseng Kalaw Aungban Lawksawk Pinlaung Pekon Loilen Pang Long Langkho Nansang Kunhing Mong Nai Lai-Hka Mawkmai Mong Pan Hong Pai Kyethi Mong Kung Mong Hsu Mong Ton Lashio Hseni Mongyai Tangyan Muse Mongko Nanhkan Kutkai Kyaukme Nawnghkio Hsipaw Namtu Namhsan Mongmit Mabein Mantong Kunlong Hopang Laukkaing Chinshwehaw Kengtung Mong Khet Mong Yang Mong Hsat Mong Ping Tachileik Mong Hpayak Mong Yawng

Coordinates: 21°14′45″N 96°52′00″E / 21.24583°N 96.86667°E / 21.24583; 96.86667