Pekon Township

Pekon Township (Burmese: ဖယ်ခုံမြို့နယ်; also spelled Pekhon, Phekhon, Pekong, Pecong, Pékon) is a township of Kalaw District in the Shan State of Myanmar. The principal town is Pekon. The largest settlement in the township is Mobye, a village tract in the east of the township.^[1]

Pekon Township ဖယ်ခုံမြို့နယ်
Township
Moebye Reservoir in Pekon Township
Location in Kalaw district
Coordinates: 19.6660°N 96.8844°E / 19.6660; 96.8844
Country	Myanmar
Region	Shan State
District	Kalaw District
Capital	Pekon
Area
• Total	3,807.73 sq mi (9,862.0 km2)
Elevation	2,950 ft (900 m)
Highest elevation	6,000 ft (2,000 m)
Population  (2019)[1]	107,841
• Ethnicities	Kayan Shan Bamar Karenni
• Religions	Buddhism Christianity
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MMT)

Part of a popular tourist place and bird watching site, Inle Lake and Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary, lies in this township.^[2][3]

Reportedly, the township's southern police station was occupied and razed by civilian fighters. There is an ongoing battle between civilian fighters and Myanmar military troops.^[4]

In late December 2023, various resistance groups of Operation 1111 were able to capture two junta military bases, Shwe Pyi Aye and Lwal Pator, in the township.^[5][6]