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Mogok
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Mogok
Total population
150,000
Demographic figures from Central Statistical Organization (Myanmar). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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Overview
Mogok is a Mandalay Region major city of around 90,000 people in the Thabeikkyin District of Mandalay Region of Myanmar, located 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Mandalay and 148 kilometres (92 mi) north-east of Shwebo.
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History
Mogok is believed to be founded in 1217 by three lost Shan hunters who discovered rubies at the base of a collapsed mountain later known as Kyee Arr Taung. According to the oral history, the hunters returned to their home in Momeik and offered the precious stones to the local saopha who established a village in what would become modern-day Mogok. In 2018, the Mogok commemorated the 800th anniversary of the city's founding. During the Myanmar civil war, the town was the site of large-scale fighting between the Ta'ang National Liberation Army and Myanmar's military, with large eastern portions of the town falling under rebel control. The town fell to armed ethnic rebel forces on 24 July 2024. The TNLA withdrew from Mogok after a China-brokered ceasefire on 29 October 2025.
Geography
At in elevation, the city has a fairly temperate climate year-round, and is home to Bamar, Shan, Lisu, Palaung, and Karen ethnic groups, as well as Chinese, Indians and Gurkhas. The city is composed of two towns, Mogok and Kyat Pyin. Mogok is four miles long and two miles wide. It is situated in a valley surrounded by a large number of mountains. Taung Min Taung mountain is the highest mountain in the region and is at an elevation of more than 7000 feet. Kyatpyin lies about southwest of Mogok. Tourists who travel to this area need a special authorization and a guide person. In contrast to the hot to sweltering, semi-arid Dry Zone, Mogok has a borderline humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa) and a subtropical highland climate (Cwb) characterised by a warm dry season with cold mornings from mid-November to mid-April, and a very warm and extremely rainy wet season akin to that of Kachin State, only less extreme in heat discomfort, from mid-April to mid-November. The annual rainfall of around is comparable to that of Yangon and three times that of Mandalay.
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