Mong Kung
Mong Kung မိူင်းၵိုင် မိုင်းကိုင် | |
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21°36′30″N 97°31′50″E / 21.60833°N 97.53056°E / 21.60833; 97.53056 | |
Country | Burma |
State | Shan State |
District | Loilen District |
Township | Mong Kung Township |
Elevation | 1,095 m (3,593 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Mong Kung, Mongkung, Mongkaung or Möngkung (Burmese: မိုင်းကိုင်; Shan: မိူင်းၵိုင်) is a town in Shan State some 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of Mandalay. It is the capital of Mong Kung Township, Myanmar.
Etymology
The name "Mong Kung" means "town producing horse saddlery" in Shan, and has been transliterated into Burmese as Maingkaing.[1]
History
During British Burma, Mong Kung was the capital of Mongkung State of the Southern Shan States, with an area of 1,642 square miles (4,250 km2). It was bounded on the north by Hsi Paw; on the east by Mong Tung, Kehsi Mansam and Mong Nawng; on the south by Lai Hka; and on the west by the western range of the Shan Hills and Lawk Sawk.
Mong Kung has had a turbulent and unstable history. It was described by Sir Charles Haukes Todd during the colonial period as: ...a State blessed with very fertile soil and good streams. But here also local dissension and Burman interference had brought ruin.[2]
More recently the area has been ravaged by conflicts between the Shan State Army-South (SSA-S) and the Burmese Army.[3]
References
External links
- "Mongkaung Township - Shan State"[permanent dead link] Map, 14 June 2010, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
- Rinderpest in Burma statistics
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Mong Hpayak District |
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Mong Hsat District |
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Tachileik District |
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Kyaukme District |
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Lashio District | |
Laukkaing District | see Kokang Self-Administered Zone |
Mu Se District |
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Hopang District | see Wa Self-Administered Division |
Matman District | see Wa Self-Administered Division |
Mongmit District | |
Kokang Self-Administered Zone |
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Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone1 | |
Wa Self-Administered Division |
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Langkho District |
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Loilen District |
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Taunggyi District |
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Danu Self-Administered Zone | |
Pa-O Self-Administered Zone |
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