town, east-central Myanmar (Burma), on the Pilu River, a tributary of the Salween River. Situated in hilly forested country, Loi-kaw has timber and silk-processing industries and is the site of an important hydroelectric power plant. The Loi-kaw Area Irrigation Project is an important undertaking along the Pilu River. The town has an airstrip and is linked by a circuitous road to Toungoo, 70 miles (110 km) southwest. Pop. (1983) 36,478.