Mong Kung

Town in Shan State, Burma

Mong Kung မိူင်းၵိုင် မိုင်းကိုင်
Town
21°36′30″N 97°31′50″E / 21.60833°N 97.53056°E / 21.60833; 97.53056
Country	Burma
State	Shan State
District	Loilen District
Township	Mong Kung Township
Elevation	1,095 m (3,593 ft)
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)

Mong Kung, Mongkung, Mongkaung or Möngkung (Burmese: မိုင်းကိုင်; Shan: မိူင်းၵိုင်) is a town in Shan State some 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of Mandalay. It is the capital of Mong Kung Township, Myanmar.

Etymology

The name "Mong Kung" means "town producing horse saddlery" in Shan, and has been transliterated into Burmese as Maingkaing.^[1]

History

During British Burma, Mong Kung was the capital of Mongkung State of the Southern Shan States, with an area of 1,642 square miles (4,250 km²). It was bounded on the north by Hsi Paw; on the east by Mong Tung, Kehsi Mansam and Mong Nawng; on the south by Lai Hka; and on the west by the western range of the Shan Hills and Lawk Sawk.

Mong Kung has had a turbulent and unstable history. It was described by Sir Charles Haukes Todd during the colonial period as: ...a State blessed with very fertile soil and good streams. But here also local dissension and Burman interference had brought ruin.^[2]

More recently the area has been ravaged by conflicts between the Shan State Army-South (SSA-S) and the Burmese Army.^[3]

References

^ "Forbidden Glimpses of Shan State" (PDF). Shan Women’s Action Network. November 2009.
^ The Pacification of Burma, by Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite
^ "Southern Shan State". Thailand Burma Border Consortium. Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Retrieved February 28, 2010.

External links

"Mongkaung Township - Shan State"^{[permanent dead link]} Map, 14 June 2010, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
Rinderpest in Burma statistics

Shan State

Capital: Taunggyi

East Shan State

Kengtung District	Kengtung Township Mong Khet Township Mong La Township (SR4) Mong Yang Township Mine Pauk Subtownship Minelar Subtownship
Mong Hpayak District	Mong Hpayak Township (SR4) Mong Yawng Township Mineyu Subtownship
Mong Hsat District	Mong Hsat Township Mong Ping Township Mong Ton Township Minekoke Subtownship Mong Hta Ponparkyin Tontar Subtownship
Tachileik District	Tachileik Township Kyaing Lap Subtownship (Kenglap) Talay Subtownship

North Shan State

Kyaukme District	Hsipaw Township Kyaukme Township Namtu Township Nawnghkio Township Minelon Subtownship Minengaw Subtownship
Lashio District	Hseni Township Kunlong Township Lashio Township Mongyai Township Tangyan Township
Laukkaing District	see Kokang Self-Administered Zone
Mu Se District	Kutkai Township Mu Se Township Nanhkan Township Manhero Subtownship Monekoe Subtownship Pansai Subtownship (Kyu-kok) Tamoenye Subtownship
Hopang District	see Wa Self-Administered Division
Matman District	see Wa Self-Administered Division
Mongmit District	Mabein Township Mongmit Township
Kokang Self-Administered Zone	Laukkaing Township Konkyan Township Chinshwehaw Subtownship Mawhtike Subtownship
Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone¹	Mantong Township¹ Namhsan Township¹
Wa Self-Administered Division	Hopang Township² Mongmaw Township² (Minemaw) Pangwaun Township² (Panwine) Namtit Subtownship² Panlong Subtownship² Matman Township³ (Metman) Namphan Township³ (Naphang) Pangsang Township³ (Pan San) Man Kan Subtownship³

South Shan State

Langkho District	Langhko Township Mawkmai Township Mong Nai Township Mong Pan Township Homane Subtownship Kengtaung Subtownship
Loilen District	Kunhing Township Kyethi Township Lai-Hka Township Loilen Township Mong Hsu Township Mong Kung Township Nansang Township Karli Subtownship Kholan Subtownship Minenaung Subtownship Minesan Subtownship Panglong Subtownship
Taunggyi District	Kalaw Township Lawksawk Township Nyaungshwe Township Pekon Township Taunggyi Township Indaw Subtownship Kyauktalongyi Subtownship Naungtayar Subtownship
Danu Self-Administered Zone	Pindaya Township Ywangan Township
Pa-O Self-Administered Zone	Hopong Township Hsi Hseng Township Pinlaung Township