Namphan Township
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Namphan 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.
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 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...
, 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 is one of the 6 townships formed together for Wa Self-Administered Division
Wa Self-Administered Division
Wa Self-Administered Division , as stipulated by the 2008 Constitution, consists of Hopang, Mongmao, Pangwaun , Namphan , Matman and Pangsang townships in Shan State. Its official name was announced by decree on 20 August 2010...
. Its principal town is Namphan.
The total population before 1995 was 48,466 and 37,024 of them were Wa nationals.