Mong Yawng District
Mong Yawng Township
Mong Yawng District ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းယွင်း, မိုင်းယောင်းမြို့နယ် ၸႄႈတွၼ်ႈမိူင်းယွင်း, မိုင်းယောင်းခရိုင် | |
|---|---|
 Location in Shan State | |
| Coordinates: 21°11′0″N 100°22′0″E / 21.18333°N 100.36667°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| State |  Shan State |
| District | Mong Yawng District |
| Capital | Mong Yawng |
| Population | |
| • Ethnicities | Shan |
| • Religions | Theravada Buddhism |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Mong Yawng Township (Shan: ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းယွင်း, Burmese: မိုင်းယောင်းမြို့နယ်) is the only township of Mong Yawng District (Shan: ၸႄႈတွၼ်ႈမိူင်းယွင်း, Burmese: မိုင်းယောင်းခရိုင်) in eastern Shan State. It is the easternmost township of Myanmar. The principal town is Mong Yawng.
History
[edit]Mongyawng State (Möngyawng) was one of the Shan States, largely inhabited by Wa people. It was annexed by Kengtung State in 1815. The capital was the town of Mong Yawng.[1][2]
Prior to 2011, it was part of the Mong Hpayak District. In 2022, Mong Yawng Township was promoted to its own district by the Ministry of Home Affairs splitting off from Tachileik District.[3][4]
Today, the district only has one township - Mong Yawng Township and its informal subdivision the Mong Yu Subtownship.[5] The township is mostly part under Shan State Special region 4 administration, especially the Mong Yu Subtownship, where it is known as Nanban District.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Shan and Karenni States - World Statesmen
- ^ Sanda Simms, The Kingdoms of Laos. p. 207
- ^ "Expansion of new districts: New districts expanded in Nay Pyi Taw, regions and states". Myanmar International Television. 2 May 2022.
- ^ "ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်အတွင်းရှိ မြို့နယ်များ၏ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်အလက်များ" [Regional Information Reports of Townships in Shan State]. General Administration Department. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "Expansion of new districts in Nay Pyi Taw, regions and states". 2 May 2022.
- ^ Shan State Special region 4 helped Tachileik organization rescued a 15-years old girl being trafficked abroad
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