Loikaw Township
Township in Kayah State, Myanmar
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Loikaw Township (Burmese: လွိုင်ကော်မြို့နယ်) is a township of Loikaw District in the eastern part of Kayah State in Myanmar (Burma). 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.[1]
Loikaw Township
လွိုင်ကော်မြို့နယ် | |
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 Location in Loikaw district | |
| Coordinates: 19°44′43″N 97°18′58″E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| State |  Kayah State |
| District | Loikaw District |
| Capital | Loikaw |
| Area | |
• Total | 598.06 sq mi (1,549.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,950 ft (900 m) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 128,401 |
| • Density | 214.70/sq mi (82.895/km2) |
| • Ethnicities | |
| • Religions | |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
Demographics
2014
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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.[2] The population density was 82.9 people per km2.[2] The census reported that the median age was 24.5 years, and 97 males per 100 females.[2] There were 26,495 households; the mean household size was 4.6.[2]
