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City profile · Myanmar · Asia

Loikaw

Kayah State · Myanmar
City population
17,293
#155
in Myanmar
#28,369
worldwide
Nay Pyi TawLoikaw
19.678, 97.210 · 113 km from Nay Pyi Taw
City population
17,293
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Myanmar
#155
of 160 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#28,369
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Myanmar
0.0%
of the national population

About Loikaw

Loikaw is a city in Kayah State, Myanmar with a population of 17,293. It is the 155th largest of the 160 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Myanmar, and the 28,369th largest worldwide. It lies 113 km from Nay Pyi Taw.

Position in Myanmar
#155of 160
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Kayah State
Distance to capital
to Nay Pyi Taw
Elevation
893 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Yangon
Coordinates
19.678, 97.210
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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All 160 in Myanmar

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