Lawksawk Township | |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Pushpin Map: | Burma |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Burma |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Shan State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Taunggyi District |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +6.30 |
Coordinates: | 21.2333°N 96.8667°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation Ft: | 3132 |
Lawksawk Township (my|Yatsawk or Yatsauk) is a township of Taunggyi District in the Shan State of Myanmar. The principal town is Lawksawk.
Lawksawk Township is bounded on the north by the townships of Nawnghkio, Kyaukme, and Hsipaw; on the east by Mong Kung and Hopong; on the south by Taunggyi, Kalaw, and Pingdaya; and on the west by Ywangan.[2] It is the northernmost township in the Taunggyi District.
Lawksawk is situated in a mountainous region with ranges generally running north and south, divided by broad valleys. Most of the township is within the drainage basins of two rivers, the Zawgyi and the Nam Lang.[3]
Lawksawk has traditionally been ruled by a saohpa (chieftain). The following is a list of the known saohpas of Lawksawk:[4]