Lai-Hka Township

Lai-Hka လၢႆးၶႃႈ၊ ၸႄႈဝဵင်း လဲချားမြို့နယ် Lecha
Township
Pawrana Saeditaw Buddhist temple
Location in Loilem district
Lai-Hka Location in Burma
Coordinates: 21°16′20″N 97°39′10″E / 21.27222°N 97.65278°E / 21.27222; 97.65278
Country	Burma
State	Shan State
Shan	[Lai-Hka District]
Elevation [1]	971 m (3,186 ft)
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)

Lai-Hka Township (Shan: ဝဵင်းလၢႆးၶႃႈ), also known as Legya Township (Burmese: လဲချားမြို့နယ်), is the former capital of Laihka State, one of the former southern Shan States. The city has a population of over 60,000. It lays 3,116 feet (950 m) above sea level on the eastern border of Kesee and Nam Zang. In the south, it connects Panglong and Lui Lin. Its neighboring towns are Lokjok to the west and Merng Klueng to the north. The total area of Lai-Hka Township is 914.92 square miles (2,369.6 km²) and is divided into 7 divisions. The rural part of the township is divided into four quarters. Agriculture is the main industry in Lai-Hka.

Lai-Hka Township has had a turbulent and unstable history, with conflicts between the Shan State Army-South (SSA-S) and the Burmese Army. In the first half of 2009, there were at least four battles every month and the SPDC retaliated against villagers by confiscating property, extortion and forced relocation.

At the end of July 2009,^[2] more than five hundred houses were burnt and 30 villages forcibly relocated in the township of Lai-Hka.^[3]

On 6 August 2024, the district was the site of a skirmish between the Myanmar military and the Shan State Army.^[4]

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