Matman Township, also known as ''Metman Township'', is a township of the

Wa Self-Administered Division The Wa Self-Administered Division ( my, ဝ ကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရ တိုင်း ) is an autonomous self-administered division in Myanmar (Burma). Its official name was announced by decree ...

Shan State Shan State ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, ; shn, မိူင်းတႆး, italics=no) also known by the Endonym and exonym, endonyms Shanland, Muang Tai, and Tailong, is a administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. ...

, formerly and conterminously part of

Matman District Matman District or Metman District is a district of Shan State, Burma. It is part of the Wa Self-Administered Division. It was formerly part of Hopang District. Matman District consists of three townships: Matman, Namphan and Pangsang Pangkham ...

. The capital of the township is

Matman Matman is the capital town of Matman Township, Shan State, Myanmar. It is part of the Wa Self-Administered Division. Geography Matman is located in a small valley about 15 km east of the Salween.GoogleEarth Further reading Matman Township - ...

History

Historically most of the area had been the mountainous and wooded northwestern end of

Kengtung State Kengtung ( my, ကျိုင်းတုံ; shn, ၵဵင်းတုင် ''Chiang Tung;'' ), known as Menggen Prefecture ( zh, 孟艮府) or Möng Khün Chiefdom or Mueng Khuen Fu (Tai Khün: ) from 1405 to 1895, was a Shan state ...

.Donald M. Seekins, ''Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)'', p. 251 Prior to 2011 the Township was carved out from parts of

Hopang District Hopang District is a district of Shan State, Burma. It is part of the Wa Self-Administered Division. It was set up in 2011 and consists of three townships, Hopang, Mongmai and Pangwan, and two subtownships, Namtit and Panlong. History At Hopan ...

and

Kengtung District Kengtung District ( my, ကျိုင်းတုံခရိုင်; also spelled Kengtong) is a district of the Shan State in Myanmar. It consists of three towns and 1449 villages. Townships The district contains the following townships: * ...

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