Nawnghkio Township
Nawnghkio Township
ၸႄႈဝဵင်းၼွင်ၶဵဝ် နောင်ချိုမြို့နယ်) | |
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| Naungcho Township | |
Location in Kyaukme district | |
| Coordinates: 22°20′02″N 96°48′05″E / 22.333809°N 96.801421°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Division | Shan State |
| District | Kyaukme |
| Capital | Nawnghkio |
| Area | |
• Total | 488.44 sq mi (1,265.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,750 ft (840 m) |
| Population (2019) | 126,143 |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MST) |
Nawnghkio Township (Shan: ၸႄႈဝဵင်းၼွင်ၶဵဝ်), also known as Naungcho Township (Burmese: နောင်ချိုမြို့နယ်) is a township of Kyaukme District in the Shan State of eastern Myanmar. The principal town and administrative seat is Nawnghkio. The name 'Nawnghkio' was started to call after a camp near a green lake (Shan language: nawng = lake or natural pond, hkio = green). The lake is located in the west of 'Haw Taw Monastery' of today's Nawnghkio.