Mong Khet Township

Mong Khet Township (also Mongkhat Township, Shan: ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းၶၢၵ်ႇ) [3] is a township of Kengtong District in the Shan State of Myanmar. The principal town and administrative center is Mong Khet. It has been calculated to be the center of the Valeriepieris circle.

Mong Khet Township
ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းၶၢၵ်ႇ
မိုင်းခတ်မြို့နယ်
Township
Mong Khet Township is located in Myanmar
Mong Khet Township
Mong Khet Township
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 21°42′00″N 99°23′00″E
Country Myanmar
StateShan State
DistrictKengtong District
Area
 • Total2,513 km2 (970 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
1,022 m (3,353 ft)
Population
 (2014)[2]
 • Total44,528
 • Density17.718/km2 (45.89/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Communities

Among the many small towns and villages, in addition to the town of Mong Khet, the following communities are local centers: Wan Namtawnkang, Wan La, Wan Singpyin, Wan Hsi-hsaw, Wan Pang-yao, Wan Ho-hkü, Wan Kawnhawng, Wan Ho-nawng, and Ta-pom.

Mong Khet Circle

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Quah's version of the Valeriepieris circle (yellow) centred on Mong Khet in an azimuthal equidistant projection

The Mong Khet Circle[4] is a 6,600-kilometre (4,100 mi) diameter circle that as of 2017 contains more humans within it than outside of it, placed over east Asia, with its epicenter over Mong Khet. An original circle of 8,000 km (5,000 mi) diameter was originally devised by Ken Myers in 2013, before being later refined to 6,600 km (4,100 mi) by economics professor Danny Quah, with Mong Khet being identified as the centre.

References
  1. GoogleEarth
  2. Myanmar City Population
  3. Township 220 on "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), December 2007
  4. "A Small Circle in Asia Contains More Than Half the World's Population". 27 June 2017.
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