Lawksawk Township () is a

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Taunggyi District Taunggyi District () is a Districts of Myanmar, district in South Shan State in eastern Myanmar. The principal town and administrative center is Taunggyi. The district has 2 townships. Administrative divisions The District is made up of two townsh ...

in the

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 ...

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 ...

. The principal town is Lawksawk.

Geography

Lawksawk Township is bounded on the north by the townships of

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, Kyaukme, and

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; on the east by Mong Kung and

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; on the south by

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, and Pingdaya; and on the west by

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. It is the northernmost township in the

. Lawksawk is situated in a mountainous region with ranges generally running north and south, divided by broad valleys. Most of the township is within the

drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...

s of two rivers, the Zawgyi and the Nam Lang.

History

Saohpas of Lawksawk

Lawksawk has traditionally been ruled by a

saohpa Saopha (), also spelled Sawbwa, was the title used by hereditary rulers of Shan states in Upper Myanmar. Chaopha and Chao Fa were similar titles used by the hereditary Tai rulers in mainland Southeast Asia and the Ahom kingdom in India. Nam ...

(chieftain). The following is a list of the known saohpas of Lawksawk: * Hkun Sam Lik 1791–1811 * On Gaing 1812–1813 * Hkun Shwe Ek 1813–1850 * ''Vacant'' 1850–1854 * Sao Weng (first time) 1854–1881 * ''Occupied by Yawnghwe'' 1881–1886 * Sao Weng (second time) 1886–1887 * Bo Saing (regent) 1887 * Hkun Nu 1887–1900 * Sao Hkun Nsok 1900–1946 * Sao Hkun Hsa 1946–1952

References

Townships of Shan State {{Myanmar-geo-stub