Wa Self-Administered Division
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Wa Self-Administered Division , as stipulated by the 2008 Constitution, consists of Hopang
, Mongmao
, Pangwaun
(Panwai), Namphan
(Nahpan), Matman (Metman) and Pangsang
(Pangkham) townships in Shan State
. Its official name was announced by decree on 20 August 2010. The division is set to be self-administered by the Wa people, but currently, the Wa State
, subsumed under the official Wa Special Region 2 of Shan State adminstrate the region.
Hopang Township
Hopang Township is a township of Kunlong District in the Shan State of Burma. The principal town is Hopang. It is one of the 6 townships of Wa Self-Administered Division...
, Mongmao
Mongmao Township
Mongmao 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...
, Pangwaun
Pangwaun Township
Pangwaun 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....
(Panwai), Namphan
Namphan Township
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....
(Nahpan), Matman (Metman) and Pangsang
Pangsang Township
Pangsang 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....
(Pangkham) townships in 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...
. Its official name was announced by decree on 20 August 2010. The division is set to be self-administered by the Wa people, but currently, the Wa State
Wa State
Wa State is an unrecognised state in Myanmar and is currently subsumed under the official Wa Special Region 2 of the Northern Shan State. The administrative capital is Pangkham . The name Wa derives from an ethnic group, who speaks a language in the Austroasiatic family of languages...
, subsumed under the official Wa Special Region 2 of Shan State adminstrate the region.