Kokang Self-Administered Zone

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The Kokang Self-Administered Zone is an autonomous administrative region in northeastern Myanmar inhabited mainly by ethnic Chinese Kokang people and governed under special self-rule arrangements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf autonomous administrative division
self-administered zone
administrativeCenter Laukkaing NERFINISHED
administrativeLevel sub-state division
associatedArmedGroup Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army GENERATED
borderCharacteristic mountainous border with China
borderWith China NERFINISHED
Yunnan Province NERFINISHED
capital Laukkaing NERFINISHED
commonlySpokenLanguage Chinese
Mandarin NERFINISHED
conflictType site of ethnic armed conflict
continent Asia
country Myanmar
deFactoAuthority ethnic armed organizations (periodically)
deJureAuthority Government of Myanmar NERFINISHED
demographicFeature predominantly Chinese-speaking population
economyCharacteristic border trade with China
establishedUnder 2008 Constitution of Myanmar NERFINISHED
ethnicComposition majority ethnic Chinese
minority Bamar
minority Shan
ethnicRegionFor Kokang people NERFINISHED
governedBy Leading Body of Kokang Self-Administered Zone NERFINISHED
governingSystem self-administration
hasAutonomyOver economic affairs
local administration
some security matters
hasDeFactoControlHistory Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army NERFINISHED
hasMinorityReligion Buddhism NERFINISHED
Christianity NERFINISHED
hasSpecialStatusUnder 2008 Constitution of Myanmar NERFINISHED
hasTypeOfGovernmentBody Leading Body
historicalRegion Kokang region NERFINISHED
legalStatus self-administered zone under Myanmar law
locatedIn Shan State NERFINISHED
northeastern Myanmar
majorEthnicGroup Kokang people NERFINISHED
ethnic Chinese
officialLanguage Burmese
partOf Self-Administered Zones of Myanmar NERFINISHED
Union of Myanmar NERFINISHED
politicalStatus ethnic self-administered area
recognizedBy Government of Myanmar NERFINISHED
relatedConflict Kokang conflict NERFINISHED
securitySituation militarized area
timeZone Myanmar Standard Time NERFINISHED
utcOffset +06:30

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Shan State selfAdministeredZone Kokang Self-Administered Zone