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.
Laung Sauk | |
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  Laung Sauk Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 26°6′N 95°36′E / 26.100°N 95.600°E | |
| Country |  Burma |
| Region | Sagaing Region |
| District | Hkamti District |
| Township | Hkamti Township |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 443 |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Geography
editLaung 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
editAt 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
edit- ^ "Laung Sauk" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ Hkamti Township Report, Department of Population, Myanmar Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population.
- ^ Oliver Milton; Richard D. Estes (1963). Burma Wildlife Survey, 1959-1960. American Committee for International Wild Life Protection. p. 39.