Pang Hseng, also known as ''Pan Saing'', ''Kyu Koke'' and ''Kyu-hkök'',
is a town in
Mu Se Township
Mu Se Township (; shn, ဝဵင်းမူႇၸေႊ) is a township of Mu Se District in the Shan State of eastern Burma. The principal town and administrative center is Muse. It is the terminus of Mandalay-Lashio-Muse road.
Geography
Muse i ...
,
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 ...
, northern
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. ...
, Myanmar.
On 2 November 2023 it was reported that the town had come fully under control of the
Brotherhood Alliance during the ongoing
civil war
A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country).
The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
.
Geography
Pang Hseng lies 25 km west of
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.
Like man ...
(Monekoe) by the border with
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
, the nearest town being
Wandingzhen (Wanting) to the north across the river. There is a border checkpoint in the town.
Further reading
Shan (North) State, Myanmar - MimuMap - Districts of Shan (North) Stateh1>
References
External links
Google Map - Pang Hseng, Myanmar (Burma)Photos
{{China–Myanmar border crossings
Populated places in Shan State
China–Myanmar border crossings