Mong Khet Township ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းၶၢၵ်ႇ မိုင်းခတ်မြို့နယ် | |
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  Mong Khet Township Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates:21°42′00″N99°23′00″E / 21.70000°N 99.38333°E /21.70000; 99.38333 | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| State | Shan State |
| District | Kengtong District |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,513 km2 (970 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,022 m (3,353 ft) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
• Total | 44,528 |
| • Density | 17.718/km2 (45.89/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Mong Khet Township (alsoMongkhat Township,Shan:ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းၶၢၵ်ႇ)[3] is atownship ofKengtong District in theShan State ofMyanmar. The principal town and administrative center isMong Khet. It has been calculated to be the center of theValeriepieris circle.
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.
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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 professorDanny Quah, with Mong Khet being identified as the centre.
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