Nawnghkio

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox settlement

|settlement_type = Town

|name = Nawnghkio

|official_name = Naung Cho

|native_name = {{lang|shn|ဝဵင်းၼွင်ၶဵဝ်}}
{{lang|my|နောင်ချိုမြို့}}

|pushpin_label_position = bottom

|pushpin_map = Burma

|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Burma

|image_skyline = Nawnghkio.jpg

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{flag|Myanmar}}

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Shan State}}

|subdivision_type2 = Distrct

|subdivision_name2 = Kyaukme District

|subdivision_type3 = Township

|subdivision_name3 = Nawnghkio Township

|unit_pref = Imperial

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|population_footnotes = {{cite report |author=Myanmar Information Management Unit |date=September 2019 |title=Naungcho Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya|script-title=my:နောင်ချိုမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ|trans-title=Nawnghkio Township Regional Information |url=https://themimu.info/sites/themimu.info/files/documents/TspProfiles_GAD_Nawnghkio_2019_MMR.pdf |publisher=MIMU |access-date=17 October 2023}}

|population = 16,274

|population_as_of = 2019

|population_blank1 = Shan, Bamar

|population_blank1_title = Ethnicities

|population_blank2 = Buddhism

|population_blank2_title = Religions

|population_density_km2 = auto

|coordinates = {{coord|22|19|N|96|48|E|region:MM|display=inline,title}}

|leader_title = Mayor

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|timezone = MST

|utc_offset = +6.30

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Nawnghkio ({{langx|my|နောင်ချိုမြို့}}, {{langx|shn|ဝဵင်းၼွင်ၶဵဝ်}}), variously spelt Naunghkio, Naungcho or Nawngcho, is a town in Kyaukme District, in northern Shan State, Burma. It is the principal town and administrative seat of Nawnghkio Township. It is connected to Mandalay, Pyin U Lwin, Kyaukme, Hsipaw and Lashio by road and rail and by road to Taunggyi via National Road 43.{{Cite web|url=http://www.unescap.org/ttdw/Publications/TIS_pubs/pub_2303/MyanmarB5.pdf|title=Asian Highway in Myanmar|publisher= unescap.org|access-date=1 February 2009}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.seat61.com/Burma.htm#Mandalay%20-%20Pyin%20Oo%20Lwin|title=Train travel in Myanmar(Burma)|publisher=seat61.com|access-date=1 February 2009}} Asia World Company won the contract to rebuild part of the road in 2002.{{Cite news|url=http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/NLM-2002/enlm/august16.htm#(4)|title=Road construction contract signed|publisher=New Light of Myanmar|date=16 August 2002|access-date=1 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051108120915/http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/NLM-2002/enlm/august16.htm#(4)|archive-date=8 November 2005|url-status=dead}} Originally on the Mandalay-Lashio Road, after Pyin U Lwin and before Kyaukme, Nawnghkio is on what is now the Mandalay-Muse Road, part of the Asian Highway Route 14 (AH14).

Approximately {{convert|2900|acre|km2}} of land in the area were reclaimed and allotted to coffee growers in 1999–2000.{{Cite news|url=http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs/NLM2003-11-07.pdf|title=Coffee: a promising export item|publisher=New Light of Myanmar|date=7 November 2003|access-date=1 February 2009}}

Women of reproductive age (15-49) in Kyaukme and Nawnghkio have been targeted for improvement in reproductive health in the community in collaboration with Japan. A study mission was started in June 2004, with the project continuing for the period January 2005- December 2009.{{Cite web| url=http://www.joicfp.or.jp/eng/e-news/2004_sep/08-MyanmaJoicfpEnews040828.html|title=Preparation for the New Project on Reproductive Health with Community Initiative in Myanmar|publisher=Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning (JOICFP)|date=September 2004|access-date=24 March 2009}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.jicwels.or.jp/about_jicwels/ASEAN&JapanHighLevelOfficialsMeeting/4th%20Mtg.%20Country%20Report%202006%20-Support%20to%20Vulnerable%20People-/Myanmar%20Health.pdf|author=Dr Kyee Myint|title=Country Presentation:The 4th Asean & Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies, 28.8.2006.to 31.8.2006|publisher=Ministry of Health|access-date=24 March 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501071544/http://www.jicwels.or.jp/about_jicwels/ASEAN%26JapanHighLevelOfficialsMeeting/4th%20Mtg.%20Country%20Report%202006%20-Support%20to%20Vulnerable%20People-/Myanmar%20Health.pdf|archive-date=1 May 2011}}

The town was seized by the Ta'ang National Liberation Army during fighting in June 2024 in the course of Myanmar's civil war.{{Cite web |date=26 June 2024 |title=TNLA Seizes Town and Myanmar Regime Positions in Northern Shan State |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-against-the-junta/tnla-seizes-town-and-myanmar-regime-positions-in-northern-shan-state.html |website=The Irrawaddy}}