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Township in Kayah State, Myanmar
Loikaw Township လွိုင်ကော်‌မြို့နယ်
Township
Location in Loikaw districtLocation in Loikaw district
Coordinates: 19°44′43″N 97°18′58″E / 19.74528°N 97.31611°E / 19.74528; 97.31611
Country Myanmar
StateKayah State
DistrictLoikaw District
CapitalLoikaw
Area
 • Total598.06 sq mi (1,549.0 km)
Elevation2,950 ft (900 m)
Population128,401
 • Ethnicities
 • Religions
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

Loikaw Township (Burmese: လွိုင်ကော်‌မြို့နယ်) is a township of Loikaw District in the eastern part of Kayah State in Myanmar. 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.

Demographics

2014

Historical Population
YearPop.±%
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. The population density was 82.9 people per km. The census reported that the median age was 24.5 years, and 97 males per 100 females. There were 26,495 households; the mean household size was 4.6.

References

  1. ^ Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Loikaw Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya လွိုင်ကော်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Loikaw Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Loikaw Township Report" (PDF). 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. October 2017.
Kayah State
Capital: Loikaw
Bawlakhe District
Demoso District
Loikaw District
Mese District
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