Mong La
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Mong La or Mongla (Burmese: မိုင်းလား Burmese pronunciation: [máɪɰ̃lá]; Chinese: 勐拉; pinyin: Měnglā), also known as Little Mong La (Chinese: 小勐拉; pinyin: Xiǎo Měnglā) to distinguish it from neighbouring Mengla County in China, is the administrative seat of Mong La Township in Shan State, Myanmar.
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Mong La
မိုင်းလား / 勐拉 | |
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Coordinates: 21°39′50″N 100°02′24″E | |
Country | Myanmar |
State | Shan |
District | Kengtung District |
Township | Mong La Township |
Elevation | 640 m (2,100 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MST) |
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Mong La is opposite Daluo [zh], a Chinese border town in Yunnan Province, It is about 258 kilometres (160 mi) from the Thai border town of Mae Sai and 80 kilometres (50 mi) north-east of Kengtung, Myanmar.
Although Mong La is in Myanmar, its electricity, telecommunications, other infrastructure, and trade flows are dependent on China.[2] The main currency used in Mong La is the Chinese yuan.[3]