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'''Laukkai''' (also known as '''Laukkaing''' or '''Laogai''' or '''Laokai'''; {{lang-my|လောက်ကိုင်မြို့}}; {{zh|t=老街|p=Lǎojiē}}) is the capital<ref name=breaksdown>{{Cite web|work=[[The Irrawaddy]] |date=28 August 2009 |access-date=29 August 2009 |title=Burmese Cease Fire Breaks Down |url=http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=16658 |author=Saw Yan Naing |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830013448/http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=16658 |archive-date=30 August 2009 }}</ref><ref name=ET>{{Cite web| title=Myanmar military moves to crush Kokang Chinese | url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/283048,myanmar-military-moves-to-crush-kokang-chinese.html | date=27 August 2009 | access-date=28 August 2009 | work=Earth Times}}</ref> of [[Kokang]] (also known as Special Region 1) in the northern part of [[Shan State]], Myanmar. It is located east of the [[Salween River]], which forms Myanmar's border with the [[People's Republic of China]] at its upper reaches. It is about {{convert|10|mi}} away from [[Nansan, Yunnan|Nansan]] ([[Chinese character]]s: 南傘), [[China]].<ref>[http://www.goandgotravel.com/optional-tour.htm Tour]</ref> In Laukkai, [[Southwestern Mandarin]] and Chinese characters are widely used, and the Chinese [[renminbi]] is in circulation.<ref>[http://article.daqi.com/sy_fast/2678411.html Daqi] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708231810/http://article.daqi.com/sy_fast/2678411.html |date=8 July 2011 }}</ref> It is the main town of [[Laukkaing Township]] of the [[Kokang Self-Administered Zone]]. It is {{convert|117|mi}} from [[Lashio]] and {{convert|42|mi}}from [[Kongyan]]. Its population is 23,435.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Myanmar: Regions, States, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/myanmar/cities/?cityid=34289|access-date=2021-04-02|website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref>
'''Laukkai''' (also known as '''Laukkaing''' or '''Laogai''' or '''Laokai'''; {{lang-my|လောက်ကိုင်မြို့}}; {{zh|t=老街|p=Lǎojiē}}) is the capital<ref name=breaksdown>{{Cite web|work=[[The Irrawaddy]] |date=28 August 2009 |access-date=29 August 2009 |title=Burmese Cease Fire Breaks Down |url=http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=16658 |author=Saw Yan Naing |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830013448/http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=16658 |archive-date=30 August 2009 }}</ref><ref name=ET>{{Cite web| title=Myanmar military moves to crush Kokang Chinese | url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/283048,myanmar-military-moves-to-crush-kokang-chinese.html | date=27 August 2009 | access-date=28 August 2009 | work=Earth Times}}</ref> of [[Kokang]] (also known as Special Region 1) in the northern part of [[Shan State]], Myanmar. It is located east of the [[Salween River]], which forms part of Myanmar's border with the [[People's Republic of China]] at its upper reaches. It is about {{convert|10|mi}} away from [[Nansan, Yunnan|Nansan]] ([[Chinese character]]s: 南傘), [[China]].<ref>[http://www.goandgotravel.com/optional-tour.htm Tour]</ref> In Laukkai, [[Southwestern Mandarin]] and Chinese characters are widely used, and the Chinese [[renminbi]] is in circulation.<ref>[http://article.daqi.com/sy_fast/2678411.html Daqi] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708231810/http://article.daqi.com/sy_fast/2678411.html |date=8 July 2011 }}</ref> It is the main town of [[Laukkaing Township]] of the [[Kokang Self-Administered Zone]]. It is {{convert|117|mi}} from [[Lashio]] and {{convert|42|mi}}from [[Kongyan]]. Its population is 23,435.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Myanmar: Regions, States, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/myanmar/cities/?cityid=34289|access-date=2021-04-02|website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref>


Its annual rainfall is over {{convert|40|in}}.<ref>[http://myanmargeneva.org/NLM2009/eng/9Sep/n090913.pdf MG] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002130039/http://myanmargeneva.org/NLM2009/eng/9Sep/n090913.pdf |date=2 October 2011 }}</ref>
Its annual rainfall is over {{convert|40|in}}.<ref>[http://myanmargeneva.org/NLM2009/eng/9Sep/n090913.pdf MG] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002130039/http://myanmargeneva.org/NLM2009/eng/9Sep/n090913.pdf |date=2 October 2011 }}</ref>

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Not to be confused with the Chinese justice system Laogai, or Lào Cai in Vietnam..
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Laukkai is located in Myanmar
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Laukkai
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 23°35′N 98°30′E / 23.583°N 98.500°E / 23.583; 98.500
Country Myanmar
State Shan State
DistrictKokang Self-Administered Zone
TownshipLaukkaing Township
Elevation
3,200 ft (1,000 m)
Population
 (2014)
23,435
 • Religions
Buddhism
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Laukkai (also known as Laukkaing or Laogai or Laokai; Template:Lang-my; 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, Myanmar. It is located east of the Salween River, which forms part of Myanmar's border with the People's Republic of China at its upper reaches. It is about 10 miles (16 km) away from Nansan (Chinese characters: 南傘), China.[3] In Laukkai, Southwestern Mandarin and Chinese characters are widely used, and the Chinese renminbi is in circulation.[4] It is the main town of Laukkaing Township of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone. It is 117 miles (188 km) from Lashio and 42 miles (68 km)from Kongyan. Its population is 23,435.[5]

Its annual rainfall is over 40 inches (1,000 mm).[6]

It was a center of fighting in the August 2009 Kokang incident;[7] on 24 August, it was occupied by Tatmadaw troops (Burma's military junta).[1]

On 17 February 2015, Myanmar president Thein Sein declared a state of emergency three-month period of martial law in Kokang in response to fighting between government troops and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, a rebel group.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Saw Yan Naing (28 August 2009). "Burmese Cease Fire Breaks Down". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Myanmar military moves to crush Kokang Chinese". Earth Times. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  3. ^ Tour
  4. ^ Daqi Archived 8 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Myanmar: Regions, States, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  6. ^ MG Archived 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Junta's ploy: Push Kokang to shoot first". Shan Herald. 14 August 2009. Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  8. ^ Soe Zeya Tun (17 February 2015). "Myanmar declares martial law in troubled Kokang region". Reuters. Retrieved 18 February 2015.

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