Mongmao Township
Mongmaoe
Meung Mau • ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းမႂ်ႇ • 勐冒 | |
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  Mongmaoe | |
| Coordinates: 22°58′0″N 98°58′0″E / 22.96667°N 98.96667°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar (de jure)  Wa State (de facto) |
| State | Shan State |
| Self-Administered Division | Wa |
| Elevation | 4,820 ft (1,470 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
Mong Maoe Township (Parauk: Meung Mau;[2] Shan: ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းမႂ်ႇ, romanized: tsāaewéng Moeng Hmaue, lit. 'township of New Territories', Burmese: မိုင်းမောမြို့နယ်, Chinese: 勐冒县), locally known as Moeknu (Wa: Mōuig Nū), is a township of Hopang District of Shan State.[3] Prior to 2011, it belonged to Lashio District.[4] Its principal town is Mongmao.
History
[edit]Its population before 1995 was 77,378 and Wa people were 59,105 out of them.[5]
Ministers, Ambassadors and UN Resident representatives made a tour in January 2004 and they were told in a presentation that there was no poppy fields in Wa area including Mongmao.[6] Rubber, orange, lychee and tea are grown as poppy substitute.[7]
Mongmao Constituency for People Assembly was canceled in General Election 2010.[8] Paung Nap from Wa Democratic Party is elected for National Assembly seat allocated for Hopang, Mongmao, Pangwaun, Namphan, Matman and Pangsang Township.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ GoogleEarth
- ^ Wa State News. "佤邦新闻WaState News「汉语」 2023年07月04日" (in Chinese).
勐冒2023年上半年工作总结会议 Bang Kum Kaing Yuh Tix Plak Num 2023 Num Kaing Meung Mau
- ^ Map of Shan State Archived 14 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Page 10 Column 3[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Self-administered areas and zones"
- ^ "Tour". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "MRTV3". Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ Facts/Constituencies/Peoples Assembly/Shan State.php[permanent dead link] Peoples Assembly
- ^ Facts/Constituencies/National Assembly/Shan State.php National Assembly[permanent dead link]
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