Tongkaw
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Tongkaw is a village in Hsi Hseng Township
, Taunggyi District
, in the Shan State
of eastern Burma. It is located south of the township capital of Hsi Hseng
by National Highway 5
. Kong Pyek
is located further south along the road in Kayah State
. An atrocity was committed in the village on 2 August 1984 by the 101st light infantry regiment.
Hsi Hseng Township
Hsi Hseng Township is a township of Taunggyi District in the Shan State of Myanmar. The principal town is Hsi Hseng.-Towns and villages:Bàn Tet Paw Thwe Chitiwabwa Dawhsaw-hswi Dawlaw-hku Dawta-naw Hang Loi Hko-hpon Hkolai Hko-law Hku-weng Ho-hkai Ho-hko Ho-hpai Hokan Honawng Ho-ti Hpailon Hpaimūn...
, Taunggyi District
Taunggyi District
Taunggyi District is a district of Shan State in Burma. The principal town and administrative center is Taunggyi. This district has 12 towns and 3001 villages.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Taunggyi Township*Nyaungshwe Township...
, in the Shan State
Shan State
Shan State is a state of Burma . Shan State borders China to the north, Laos to the east, and Thailand to the south, and five administrative divisions of Burma in the west. Largest of the 14 administrative divisions by land area, Shan State covers 155,800 km², almost a quarter of the total...
of eastern Burma. It is located south of the township capital of Hsi Hseng
Hsi Hseng
Hsi Hseng or Hsi-hseng is a town in the Shan State of eastern Burma. It is located in Hsi Hseng Township in Taunggyi District and lies along National Highway 5. It is connected to Loisawn in the north and Tongkaw in the south. The area is a known producer of opium and methamphetamine; poppy fields...
by National Highway 5
National Highway 5 (Burma)
National Highway 5 is a highway of southern-central Burma. It connects Taungoo to Hopong, east of Taunggyi.The highway is fed by the National Highway 1 at Taungoo at . It initially goes in the northeast-east direction and then southeast until just south of the town of Hpasawng when the highway...
. Kong Pyek
Kong Pyek
Kong Pyek is a small town in Loikaw Township, Loikaw District, in the northern part of Kayah State of eastern Burma. It is located south of Tongkaw in Shan State along National Highway 5.-External links:*...
is located further south along the road in Kayah State
Kayah State
Kayah State is a state of Myanmar. Situated in eastern Myanmar, it is bounded on the north by Shan State, on the east by Thailand's Mae Hong Son Province, and on the south and west by Kayin State. It lies approximately between 18° 30' and 19° 55' north latitude and between 94°40' and 97° 93' east...
. An atrocity was committed in the village on 2 August 1984 by the 101st light infantry regiment.