Loi-kaw
လွိုင်ကော် Loi-kaw |
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Coordinates | 19 ° 40 ′ N , 97 ° 13 ′ E | |
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Country | Myanmar | |
State |
Kayah state | |
ISO 3166-2 | MM-12 | |
height | 1200 m | |
Residents | 11,000 |
Loi-kaw (also Loikaw , Burmese လွိုင်ကော်မြို့ , BGN / PCGN : lwainggawmyo) is the capital of the Kayah state in eastern Myanmar on the border with Thailand .
Location and general
The city is at an altitude of 1200 meters and has about 11,000 inhabitants. It is connected to the outside world via an airfield and the Aungban - Pinlong - Loi-kaw railway line. Most of the road connections there are considered to be quite inadequate. In addition to a sawmill, there is silk weaving there. The city is also the seat of a Catholic diocese . Than worth seeing both located venerable apply near the town on two hills Taungwe Taung Zedi - pagodas . About 20 km to the east, at the Lawpita Falls, is Myanmar's largest hydropower plant with around 180 megawatts, which was built by the Japanese as a reparation for the Second World War .
traffic
Air traffic
- Loikaw Airport (IATA: LIW, ICAO: VYLK)
Rail transport
- Railway line: Aungban - Pinlong - Loi-kaw
education
- Loikaw University
- Loikaw Technical University
- Computer University Loikaw