Mu Se Township (; shn, ဝဵင်းမူႇၸေႊ) is a
township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
of
Mu Se District
Mu Se District ( my, မူစယ်ခရိုင်) is a district of the Shan State in Burma (Myanmar). , it consisted of 4 towns and 1162 villages. The capital is at Muse.
Townships
The district contains the following townships:
*Kutkai ...
in the
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. ...
of eastern
Burma
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 Wells explai ...
. The principal town and administrative center is
Muse
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses ( grc, Μοῦσαι, Moûsai, el, Μούσες, Múses) are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in the ...
. It is the terminus of Mandalay-Lashio-Muse road.
Geography
Muse is the biggest border trading point between Myanmar and China. It is the home of the Muse (105 Miles) Trading Zone.
Myanmar Trade
The trading zone is 370 acres wide and it is 6 miles from Muse. It was opened in April 2006. Ruili is the Chinese town opposite to Muse. Pang Hseng
Pang Hseng, also known as ''Pan Saing'', ''Kyu Koke'' and ''Kyu-hkök'', is a town in Mu Se Township, Mu Se District, northern Shan State, Myanmar.
On 2 November 2023 it was reported that the town had come fully under control of the Brotherhood ...
(Kyu Koke) and Mong Ko
Mong Ko ( my, မုန်းကိုးမြို့; zh, c=勐古, p=Měng gǔ), sometimes spelled Mongko or Monekoe and also known as Man Kan, Man Guo and Panglong, is a town in Mu Se Township, Mu Se District, northern Shan State.
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(Monekoe) are other important towns in the area.
Further reading
Myanmar: IDP Sites in Kachin and northern Shan States - Mimu
See also
* Muse, Burma
References
External links
"Muse Township - Shan State"
Map, 14 June 2010, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
Townships of Shan State
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