Laung Sauk

Village tract in Sagaing Region, Burma

26°6′N 95°36′E / 26.100°N 95.600°E / 26.100; 95.600Country

BurmaRegionSagaing RegionDistrictHkamti DistrictTownshipHkamti TownshipPopulation

(2014)

• Total443Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

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.

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]

References

^ Google (15 February 2020). "Laung Sauk" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 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.