Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Langhko
Town in Shan State, Myanmar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Langkho, Laangkher, or Linkhay[2] is a town and administrative seat of Langkho Township and Langkho District, in southern Shan State of eastern Myanmar. It is located east of Wān Long.[3][4] The town is subdivided into 8 urban wards with the most populous being Taungywa ward with 2,034 people in 2023.[1]
Remove ads
It is served by Langhko Airport and is accessed along the National Road 45. A bridge in the vicinity crossing the Nam Teng River the town lies on is called Nam Kok Bridge.[5] This town is famous for being the subject of the song "Langkho A Win", written by Sai Htee Saing and sung by Bo Phyu.
Remove ads
History
A deep channel in the area is called the Nam Teng and existed at least before 1906.[6]
In 1940, Reverend S.W. Short and his wife set up a mission at Langhko and returned to visit it after World War II.[7] Historically Langhko was very corrupt, occupied in the opium trade.[2] In 1952 the town was known to be involved in tobacco production and contained a pipe making factory.[8] The Burmese Army occupied Langkho and burned nearby villages and dispersed families to cut off aid to the Shan rebels.[9]
Remove ads
Wards
The eight wards of Langhko are:ref name="gad"/>
- Taungywa
- Wan Loi
- Pin Hone
- Pin Waung
- Wan Ma Pyin
- Ywa Ma Gyi (East)
- Ywa Ma Gyi (West)
- Zay Tan
References
External links
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads