Hopang District is a district of
Shan State
Shan State ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, ; shn, မိူင်းတႆး, italics=no) also known by the endonyms Shanland, Muang Tai, and Tailong, is a state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China (Yunnan) to the north, Laos ...
,
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 C. Wells, Joh ...
. It is part 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 decre ...
. It was set up in 2011 and consists of three townships,
Hopang,
Mongmai and
Pangwan, and two subtownships,
Namtit and
Panlong.
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History
At Hopang District also included Matman, Namphan and Pangsang townships, which formed to become Matman District.
References
2011 establishments in Myanmar
Districts of Myanmar
Geography of Shan State
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