Langkho, Laangkher, or Linkhay
is a town and seat of
Langkho Township and
Langkho District, in the
Shan State
Shan State ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, ; shn, မိူင်းတႆး, italics=no) also known by the endonyms Shanland, Muang Tai, and Tailong, is a state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China (Yunnan) to the north, Laos ( ...
of eastern
Burma
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
. It is located east of
Wān Long.
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.
This town is famous for being the song "Langkho A Win", written by
Sai Htee Saing.
History
A deep channel in the area is called the
Nam Teng and existed at least before 1906.
In 1940, Reverend
S.W. Short and his wife set up a mission at Langhko and returned to visit it after World War II.
Historically Langhko was very corrupt, occupied in the opium trade.
In 1952 the town was known to be involved in tobacco production and contained a pipe making factory.
The Burmese Army occupied Langkho and burned nearby villages and dispersed families to cut off aid to the Shan rebels.
References
External links
Maplandia World Gazetteer
Populated places in Langhko District
Langhko Township
Township capitals of Myanmar
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