Mong Yang District
Mong Yang Township
Mong Yang District ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းယၢင်း, မိုင်းယန်းမြို့နယ် ၸႄႈတွၼ်ႈမိူင်းယၢင်း, မိုင်းယန်းခရိုင် | |
|---|---|
 Location in Shan State | |
| Coordinates: 21°50′40″N 99°40′45″E / 21.84444°N 99.67917°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| State | Shan State |
| District | Mong Yang District |
| Capital | Mong Yang |
| Elevation | 944 m (3,097 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
Mong Yang Township (Shan: ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းယၢင်း, Burmese: မိုင်းယန်းမြို့နယ်) is the only township of Mong Yang District (Shan: ၸႄႈတွၼ်ႈမိူင်းယၢင်း, Burmese: မိုင်းယန်းခရိုင်) (officially Mong Yan) in eastern Shan State, Myanmar. The capital town is Mong Yang.
In 2022, Mong Yang Township was promoted to its own district, splitting off from former Kengtung District.[2][3][4] Its part under Eastern Shan State Special Region 4 administration is known as Sele District.[5]
The township also contains the Mong Pawk Subtownship. Mong Pawk is part of it but is under United Wa State Army control as part of the de facto Wa State.
References
- ↑ GoogleEarth
- ↑ "Expansion of new districts: New districts expanded in Nay Pyi Taw, regions and states". Myanmar International Television. 2 May 2022.
- ↑ "Expansion of new districts in Nay Pyi Taw, regions and states". 2 May 2022.
- ↑ "ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်အတွင်းရှိ မြို့နယ်များ၏ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်အလက်များ" [Regional Information Reports of Townships in Shan State]. General Administration Department. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ↑ Eastern Shan State Special Region 4 helped Tachileik organization rescued a 15-years old girl being trafficked abroad
