Laung Sauk

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
Village tract
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 26°6′N 95°36′E
Country Burma
RegionSagaing Region
DistrictHkamti District
TownshipHkamti Township
Population
 (2014)
 • Total443
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Geography

Laung 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

At 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]

gollark: Can you alternately go out?
gollark: Can you literally go out?
gollark: Can you panickingly go out?
gollark: Can you peppermintily go out?
gollark: Can you futilely go out?

References
  1. Google (15 February 2020). "Laung Sauk" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. Hkamti Township Report, Department of Population, Myanmar Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population.
  3. Oliver Milton, Richard D. Estes (1963). Burma Wildlife Survey, 1959-1960:. American Committee for International Wild Life Protection. p. 39.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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