Mong Ko

Mong Ko (Burmese: မုံးကိုးမြို့; Chinese: 勐古; pinyin: Měng gǔ), sometimes spelled Mongko or Monekoe and also known as Man Kan, Man Guo[3] and Panglong,[4] is a town in Mu Se Township, Mu Se District, northern Shan State, Myanmar.

Like many towns in the region, Mong Ko is known to be a hotspot for drug production and trade.

[5] Mong Ko lies by the China–Myanmar border, 25 km east of Pang Hseng (Kyu Koke).

[7] The town on the Chinese part of the border is Manghai in Mangshi county-level city, Yunnan Province.

[10][12] The Northern Alliance launched an offensive to capture Mong Ko on 20 November 2016.