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Laung Sauk

Coordinates: 26°6′N 95°36′E / 26.100°N 95.600°E / 26.100; 95.600
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Laung Sauk
Laung Sauk is located in Myanmar
Laung Sauk
Laung Sauk
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 26°6′N 95°36′E / 26.100°N 95.600°E / 26.100; 95.600
Country Burma
RegionSagaing Region
DistrictHkamti District
TownshipHkamti Township
Population
 (2014)
 • Total443
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Laung Sauk or Lawngsawk is a village and village tract in Hkamti Township in Hkamti District in the Sagaing Region of northwestern Burma. As of 2014 the village tract had a population of 443 people.

Geography

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Laung Sauk is located in the hill forest to the northwest of Hkamti town. A dirt trail leads up to the isolated Laung Sauk area from Hkamti and the Chindwin River. To the north of Laung Sauk is the river village of Mandung.[1]

Demographics

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At the time of the 2014 census the village tract had a population of 443 people of which 226 were men and 217 were women. 66 households were recorded.[2] The locals speak their own dialect, "lawng-sauk".[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Laung Sauk" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. ^ Hkamti Township Report, Department of Population, Myanmar Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population.
  3. ^ Oliver Milton; Richard D. Estes (1963). Burma Wildlife Survey, 1959-1960. American Committee for International Wild Life Protection. p. 39.
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