Mong La Township
Township in Shan State, Burma / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mong La Township (Shan: ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းလႃး, Burmese: မိုင်းလားမြို့နယ်) is a subdivision of Kengtung District, Shan State, Myanmar. The area borders China and Laos.[2] The principal town is Mong La.
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Mong La
မိူင်းလႃး | |
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Coordinates: 21°40′0″N 100°0′0″E | |
Country | Burma |
State | Shan State |
District | Kengtung District |
Elevation | 645 m (2,116 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MST) |
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Sharing a border with China, the Mong La area is a center for the production and traffic of narcotics[3] and illegal wildlife trade.[4] It offers gambling and prostitution to Chinese tourists in an unregulated environment outside Myanmar government control.[5]