Loikaw Township

Loikaw Township (Burmese: လွိုင်ကော်‌မြို့နယ်) is a township of Loikaw District in the eastern part of Kayah State in Myanmar (Burma). The principal town lies at Loikaw. The township is divided into 19 urban wards within the town of Loikaw and 122 villages comprising 12 village tracts.^[1]

Loikaw Township လွိုင်ကော်‌မြို့နယ်
Township
Location in Loikaw district
Coordinates: 19°44′43″N 97°18′58″E
Country	Myanmar
State	Kayah State
District	Loikaw District
Capital	Loikaw
Area
• Total	598.06 sq mi (1,549.0 km2)
Elevation	2,950 ft (900 m)
Population  (2019)[1]	128,401
• Ethnicities	Karenni Bamar Shan
• Religions	Buddhism Christianity
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MMT)

Demographics

2014

Historical Population

Year	Pop.	±%
1973		—
1983		—
2014	128,401	—
2018	116,795	−9.0%
2019	118,264	+1.3%
Source: Ministry of Labor, Immigration, and Population and General Administration Department data

The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Loikaw Township had a population of 128,401.^[2] The population density was 82.9 people per km².^[2] The census reported that the median age was 24.5 years, and 97 males per 100 females.^[2] There were 26,495 households; the mean household size was 4.6.^[2]