Mong Pawk (
Wa: Mōung Bōg) is a city in the de facto independent
Wa State
Wa State, my, ဝပြည်နယ် is an autonomous self-governing polity in Myanmar (Burma). It is ''de facto'' independent from the rest of the country and has its own political system, administrative divisions and army.29 December 2 ...
of far eastern
Myanmar
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only 10 kilometres from 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 ...
. It is just south of
Pangkham
Pangkham (; zh, c=邦康, p=Bāngkāng; Wa: ''Bāng kam''), known before 1999 as Pangsang (), is a border town in Myanmar's far eastern Shan State. It is situated at a bend on the Hka River near the border with Yunnan Province, China, opposite ...
. It is now the largest city of Wa State.
Geography
Mong Yang is part of
Mong Yang Township
Mong Yang Township ( shn, ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းယၢင်း) is a township of Kengtong District (Chiang Tung District) in the Shan State of Burma
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and is under Myanmar Government control, but Mong Pawk is under the control of
UWSA. The 23rd anniversary of a mutiny was held in Mong Pawk on 17 April 2012.
In 2008 the
United Wa State Army
The United Wa State Army (; my, ဝပြည် သွေးစည်းညီညွတ်ရေး တပ်မတော်, ), abbreviated as the UWSA or the UWS Army, is the military wing of the United Wa State Party (UWSP), the ''de facto'' ...
(UWSA) was strongly against giving away the area of Mong Pawk from its control because it serves as a link with its ally, the
National Democratic Alliance Army
The National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA) is an insurgent group in eastern Shan State, Myanmar (Burma). It is the armed wing of the Peace and Solidarity Committee (PSC).
History
The Mong La area had been under the control of several war ...
in
Mongla.
References
External links
Satellite map''
GeoNames
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Populated places in Shan State
Wa people
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