Hopang Township ( my, ဟိုပန်မြို့နယ်) 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 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 decree ...

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. ...

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 is

Hopang Hopang is the capital of Hopang Township, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma). It is also the government designated capital of the Wa Self-Administered Division. Geography Hopang is located in the valley of the Nam Ting River, a tributary of the Salwee ...

. It is one of the 6 townships of

. It became part of

Hopang District Hopang District is a district of Shan State, Burma. It is part of the Wa Self-Administered Division. It was set up in 2011 and consists of three townships, Hopang, Mongmai and Pangwan, and two subtownships, Namtit and Panlong. History At Hopan ...

instead of Kunlong District in 2011. The 3 main routes which link Hopang and other parts are 804 mile long Hopang-

Lashio Lashio ( ; Shan: ) is the largest town in northern Shan State, Myanmar, about north-east of Mandalay. It is situated on a low mountain spur overlooking the valley of the Yaw River. Loi Leng, the highest mountain of the Shan Hills, is located ...

Mandalay Mandalay ( or ; ) is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631km (392 miles) (Road Distance) north of Yangon, the city has a population of 1,225,553 (2014 census). Mandalay was fo ...

Taunggyi Taunggyi ( ; Shan: ; Pa'O: ) is the capital and largest city of Shan State, Myanmar (Burma) and lies on the Thazi-Kyaingtong road at an elevation of , just north of Shwenyaung and Inle Lake within the Myelat region. Taunggyi is the fifth lar ...

- Mongpyin-

Matman Matman is the capital town of Matman Township, Shan State, Myanmar. It is part of the Wa Self-Administered Division. Geography Matman is located in a small valley about 15 km east of the Salween.GoogleEarth Further reading Matman Township - ...

Road, the 343 mile long Hopang-Lashio- Tangyan- Panghsan-Matman Road and the 257 mile long Hopang-

Mongmao Mong Maoe ( Wa: weng Mēng Hmae; Shan (Dai Yai): ဝဵင်းမိူင်းမႂ်ႇ ''weng Moeng Hmaue'' ''(town of new territory)''; ; ) is the capital town of Mongmao Township of Shan State. It is under ''de facto'' administration of ...

-Panghsan-Matman Road. Its total population before 1995 was 70,720 and Wa nationals were 24,024. There are 3,713 acres of rubber plantation in 2007.

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Townships of Shan State {{Shan-geo-stub