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Langhko District or Langkho District (), officially Linkhae District (), is a
district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
in southern
Shan State Shan State (, ; , ) is a administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China (Yunnan) to the north, Laos (Louang Namtha Province, Louang Namtha and Bokeo Provinces) to the east, and Thailand (Chiang Rai Province, Chia ...
in
Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...
.


Townships

The district contains the following townships and subtownships: * Langhko Township ** Homein Subtownship *
Mawkmai Township Mawkmai Township is a township of Langkho District in the Shan State of Burma. The principal town is Mawkmai. The central portion of the township consists of a wide, well-watered plain on which rice is grown. The rest is chiefly mountainous wit ...
*
Mong Pan Township Mong Pan Township (Möng Pan or Möng Pawn) is a township of Langkho District in the Shan State of Myanmar. The capital town is Mong Pan or Möngpan, formerly the residence of the Sawbwa. To the south it borders Mae Hong Son Province in Thailan ...
Prior to 2022, it also contained the
Mong Nai Township Mong Nai Township (, ) is a township of Nansang District in the Shan State of Myanmar.
. Mong Nai Township was split off to form part of the new
Nansang District Nansang District () is a district in central Shan State, Myanmar. It was split from Loilen District and Langkho District on 30 April 2022. It contains three townships. Its district seat is Nansang. Townships Nansang District has 3 townships ...
along with other townships from neighbouring former
Loilen District Loilen District ( 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 tow ...
. It also additionally contained Mong Hta and Mong Hta Subtownship, which was transferred to Mong Ton Township to form the new Mong Ton District.


References

Geography of Shan State Langkho District {{Shan-geo-stub