Loikaw District

Loikaw District (Burmese: လွိုင်ကော်ခရိုင်, Lwaingkaw Hkăyaing) is one of the two districts of Kayah State in Myanmar, and is bordered by Taunggyi District, the Pa-O Self Administered Zone, and Langkho District of Shan State to the north, Bawlakhe District to the south, and Thailand to the east.

The capital is Loikaw, which is located in the west of the district, and is also the capital of Kayah State. The district has a population of 254,370 people.

Geography
Loikaw district consists of a large flat plateau in the west, which is home to most of the population of Kayah State. In the east there are mountains and valleys, with the Salween River flowing through the area.

Demographics
Kayah State is home to the Karenni people, who natively live in the area. Religiously, the district has a slight Buddhist majority, with Christianity coming second in number of followers.

Loikaw District contains more than 83% of the total population of Kayah State, with the area surrounding Loikaw being home to more than half of the state's population.

Transport
The district has three main roads; the North-South road from Taunggyi to Bawlakhe, the road and railway from Loikaw to Kalaw in Shan State, and a long winding road through the mountains from Demoso to Taungoo further west.