Konkyan Township

Konkyan Township
ကုန်းကြမ်းမြို့နယ်
Location in Laukkaing district (Kokang SAZ)
Konkyan Township
Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 23°49′00″N 98°32′00″E / 23.81667°N 98.53333°E / 23.81667; 98.53333
Country Myanmar
State Shan State
Self-administered zoneKokang
Area
  Total
414.33 sq mi (1,073.11 km2)
Elevation
5,189 ft ( m)
Highest elevation
8,317 ft (2,535 m)
Population
 (2019)
  Total
44,898
  Density110/sq mi (42/km2)
  Ethnicities
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMT)

Konkyan Township or Kongyan Township (Burmese: ကုန်းကြမ်းမြို့နယ်, Chinese: 拱掌区) is a township located within Laukkaing District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma). It is one of two townships of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone. The principal town is Konkyan. The township is divided into 141 villages organized into 8 village tracts and 2 towns, each with 3 urban wards. Besides Konkyan, the other town is Mawhtike in the northeast of the township.