Lashio District
Encyclopedia
Lashio District is a district
of the Shan State
in Myanmar
. It consisted of four towns and 2431 villages in 2001.
s, including:
Mongmao, Pangwaun, Namphan and Pangsang (Panhkam) Townships became part of Hopang District
and no longer part of Lashio District since September 2011.
District
Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.-Austria:...
of the Shan State
Shan State
Shan State is a state of Burma . Shan State borders China to the north, Laos to the east, and Thailand to the south, and five administrative divisions of Burma in the west. Largest of the 14 administrative divisions by land area, Shan State covers 155,800 km², almost a quarter of the total...
in 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 consisted of four towns and 2431 villages in 2001.
Townships
The district contains nine townshipTownship
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...
s, including:
- Lashio TownshipLashio TownshipLashio Township is a township of Lashio District in the Shan State of eastern Burma. The principal town is Lashio located in Northern Shan State. Lashio is famous by its natural resources and it is mixed up with many ethnic groups such as Palaung, Wa, Chinese , Shan, Kachin....
- Hsenwi Township
- Mongyai TownshipMongyai TownshipMongyai Township is a township of Lashio District in the Shan State of eastern Burma. The principal town is Mongyai. Mount Loilaeng of Mongyai is the highest point in Shan State....
- Tangyan TownshipTangyan TownshipTangyan Township is a township of Lashio District in the Shan State of eastern Burma. The principal town is Tangyan.There were resume clashes between Shan State Army and Myanmar Army in Tangyan in 2011. Myanmar Army deployed local militias to monitor the SSA movement...
also spelled as Tangyang Township - Pangwaun TownshipPangwaun TownshipPangwaun Township is a township of Lashio District of Shan State. It is one of the 6 townships formed together for Wa Self-Administered Division. Its principal town is Pangwaun....
also spelled as Panwai Township - Mongmao TownshipMongmao TownshipMongmao Township is a township of Lashio District of Shan State. It is one of the six townships included in Wa Self-Administered Division. Its principal town is Mongmao...
- Namphan TownshipNamphan TownshipNamphan Township is a township of Shan State, Myanmar. It is one of the 6 townships formed together for Wa Self-Administered Division. Its principal town is Namphan.The total population before 1995 was 48,466 and 37,024 of them were Wa nationals....
also spelled as Naphan Township - Pangsang TownshipPangsang TownshipPangsang Township is a township of Lashio District. It is one of the 6 townships formed as Wa Self-Administered Division. Its principal town is Pangsang aka Pangkham. It became part of Hopang District instead of Lashio District in 2011....
Mongmao, Pangwaun, Namphan and Pangsang (Panhkam) Townships became part of Hopang District
Hopang District
Hopang District is a district of Shan State, Myanmar. It was set up in 2011 and consists of following townships.*Hopang Township*Mongmao Township*Pangwaun Township*Namphan Township*Pangsang Township*Metman Township*Panlong Subtownship*Namtit Subtownship...
and no longer part of Lashio District since September 2011.