Mong Ping ( my, မိုင်းပြင်းမြို့) is a town and seat of
Mong Ping Township
Mong Ping Township is a township of Kengtung District (formerly part of Mong Hsat District) in the Shan State of Myanmar
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Mongsat District
Mong Hsat District or Mongsat District ( my, မိုင်းဆတ်ခရိုင်) is a district of the Shan State in Myanmar. It consists of 2 townships 5 towns and 1095 villages.
Townships
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, Shan State in eastern Myanmar.
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Mongping or Möngping ( my, Maingpyin) was the smallest state of the Shan States in what is today Burma.
History
Little is known about the history of this state except that in 1842 it was merged with Lawksawk. It was located at the southeastern e ...
in the Lawksawk
Lawksawk ( shn, လွၵ်ႉၸွၵ်ႇ), also known as Yatsauk ( my, ရပ်စောက်; also spelt Yatsawk), is a town in Shan State, Myanmar. It is the capital town and administrative center of Lawksawk Township. The town is locate ...
area.
Geography
Mong Ping lies in a narrow valley about 60 km west of Kengtung
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. The entirety of the Mong Ping area is mountainous with high ranges running roughly in a north–south direction. The 1,831 m high Loi Wengwo
Loi Wengwo is a mountain of the Shan Hills, in Shan State, Burma.GoogleEarth
Geography
Loi Wengwo is located about 6 km to the west of Mong Ping in Mong Ping Township of Mongsat District, overlooking the valley.
See also
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mountain overlooks the narrow Mong Ping valley from the western side.
References
Mong Hsat District
Township capitals of Myanmar
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