Monghpyak
["Möng Hpāyāk (Approved)" , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency] (also Mong Hpyak, Mongphyat, Maingbyat, Meng-pen-ma; Mong is equivalent to
Mueang
Mueang ( th, เมือง ''mɯ̄ang'', ), Muang ( lo, ເມືອງ ''mɯ́ang'', ; Tai Nuea: ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ''muang''), Mong ( shn, ''mə́ŋ'', ), Meng () or Mường (Vietnamese), were pre-modern semi-independent city-states or principali ...
) is a town in
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:
* ...
(formerly part of
Mong Hpayak District) of
Eastern Shan State of
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
. It is the principal town of and administrative center for
Mong Hpayak Township. The town is located on the
Tachilek
Tachileik (also spelt Tachilek; my, တာချီလိတ်, ; shn, တႃႈၶီႈလဵၵ်း, ; th, ท่าขี้เหล็ก, , ), is a border town in the Shan State of eastern Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Ta ...
–
Kengtung
th , เชียงตุง
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paved road.
["Road Construction in Shan State: A Lucrative Way to Turn Illegal Drug Profits into Legal Revenues]
''Undercurrents: Monitoring Development on Burma’s Mekong'' January 2005
pages 12-13 , a paved road was under construction from Mong Hpayak east to
Mong Yawng
Mong Yawng ( my, မိုင်းယောင်းမြို့) is a town, located in eastern Shan State, Myanmar.
History
Mongyawng State (Möngyawng) was one of the Shan States
The Shan States (1885–1948) were a collection of ...
.
Notes
External links
"Mong Hpayak Map — Satellite Images of Mong Hpayak"Maplandia World Gazetteer
Township capitals of Myanmar
Populated places in Shan State
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