Mantong Township

Township in Shan State, Myanmar
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Mantong Township ((Burmese: မန်တုံမြို့နယ်); also known as Manton Township and Mantung Township) is a township of the Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone[3] in the Shan State of eastern Burma (Myanmar). The principal town and administrative seat is Mantong (Manton).

Prior to August 2010, Kyaukme District included both Mantong Township and Namhsan Township; and both of them were transferred that month to the newly created Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone.[3][4]

It was reported that the town was captured by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army on 23 December 2023[5]

References

  1. ^ GoogleEarth
  2. ^ Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Manton Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya မန်တုံမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Mantong Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b "The Union of Myanmar, The State Peace and Development Council, Notification No. 33/2010, 20 August 2010" English translation
  4. ^ "Map of Shan State" Myanmar's NET, showing district boundaries, last accessed 21 November 2010
  5. ^ "Deadly Junta Shelling Forces Mass Exodus From Myanmar's Historic Mrauk-U, Rakhine". Irrawaddy. 25 December 2023.
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Shan State
Capital: Taunggyi
East Shan State
Kengtung District
Mong Hpayak District
Mong Hsat District
Tachileik District

North Shan State
Kyaukme District
Lashio District
Laukkaing District
see Kokang Self-Administered Zone
Mu Se District
Hopang District
see Wa Self-Administered Division
Matman District
see Wa Self-Administered Division
Mongmit District
Kokang Self-Administered Zone
Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone1
Wa Self-Administered Division
South Shan State
Langkho District
Loilen District
Taunggyi District
Danu Self-Administered Zone
Pa-O Self-Administered Zone
Main cities and towns
1 - also part of Kyaukme District; 2 - also part of Hopang District; 3 - also part of Matman District


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