Hpapun Township
Encyclopedia
Hpapun Township is a township
of Hpa-an District
in the Kayin State
of Myanmar
. It lies on the border of Thailand across the Salween River
. The central part of the township is bounded on the west by the Yunzalin River
. Hpapun Township's administrative center is Papun.
Township
The word township is used to refer to different kinds of settlements in different countries. Township is generally associated with an urban area. However there are many exceptions to this rule. In Australia, the United States, and Canada, they may be settlements too small to be considered urban...
of Hpa-an District
Hpa-an District
Hpa-an District is a district of the Kayin State in Myanmar. It consists 5 towns and 1490 villages.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Hpa-an Township*Hlaignbwe Township*Hpapun Township*Thandang Township...
in the Kayin State
Kayin State
Kayin State is a state of Burma . The capital city is Hpa-an.-History:The region that forms today's Kayin State was part of successive Burmese kingdoms since the formation of the Pagan Empire in mid-11th century...
of Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
. It lies on the border of Thailand across the Salween River
Salween River
The Salween is a river, about long, that flows from the Tibetan Plateau into the Andaman Sea in Southeast Asia. It drains a narrow and mountainous watershed of that extends into the countries China, Burma and Thailand. Steep canyon walls line the swift, powerful and undammed Salween, one of the...
. The central part of the township is bounded on the west by the Yunzalin River
Yunzalin River
-See also:*List of rivers in Burma...
. Hpapun Township's administrative center is Papun.