Loilen District

District in Shan State, Myanmar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Loilen District (Burmese: လွိုင်လင်ခရိုင် also romanised as Loilem District) is a district in central Shan State, Myanmar. In 2010, it consisted of 9 towns and 7 townships. In 2022, most of its townships were split off to form new districts, leaving it with only three townships. Its capital is Loilem.[2]

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Loilen district in Shan State
Coordinates: 20°55′30″N 97°33′15″E
Country Myanmar
State Shan State
CapitalLoilen
Elevation1,352 m (4,436 ft)
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMT)
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Townships

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Townships of Loilem District
  Laihka
  Loilem
  Mongkung

The District has three townships- Loilem Township, Lai-Hka Township and Mong Kung Township. Prior to 2022, the district contained seven other townships- Nansang Township, Kunhing Township, Kyethi Township and Mong Hsu Township of which two were split off to form the new Mong Hsu District and the other two formed part of the new Nansang District alongside Mong Nai Township from former Langkho District.[3][4][5]

In 2010, Mong Pan Township was moved under Langkho District.[citation needed]

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