Hopong Township ( my, ဟိုပုန်းမြို့နယ်) ( blk, ဝေင်ꩻနယ်ႏဟိုပုံꩻ) 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, C ...
of
Taunggyi District
Taunggyi District ( my, တောင်ကြီးခရိုင်) is a district of Shan State in Burma. The principal town and administrative center is Taunggyi. This district has 12 towns and 3001 villages.
Popular tourist sites, Inle Lake ...
in the
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 ( ...
of
Myanmar
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. The principal town is
Hopong
Hopong ( my, ဟိုပုန်းမြို့(( blk, ဝေင်ꩻဟိုပုံꩻ) is a town in the Shan State of eastern Burma. Hopong is the capital of Pa'O Self-Administered Zone. It is located in Hopong Township in Taunggyi Dis ...
,
Pa'O Self-Administered Zone
The Pa'O Self-Administered Zone ( my, ပအိုဝ်းကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရဒေသ ), as stipulated by the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar, is a self-administered zone consisting of three ...
.
Hopong has many famous places, like Htam Sam Cave and
Mway Taw Pagoda. Many visitors from different parts of the country enjoy going to Htam Sam Cave, which is not only a beauty spot for nature lovers, but also a place with numerous Buddha images which attract many Buddhist pilgrimages. Near the cave, moreover, free delicious vegetarian meal is served which is well worth enjoying. Mway Taw Pagoda is an impressive pagoda in the centre of the town which is the most significant religious site in Hopong.
Townships of Shan State
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