Pangwaun Township, also known as ''Panwai'' and ''Panwine'', is a township 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 ...
of
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. ...
, formerly and conterminously 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 ...
. Prior to 2011, it belonged to
Lashio District
Lashio District ( my, လားရှိုးခရိုင်) is a district of Shan State in Myanmar. It consisted of four towns and 2431 villages in 2001.
Townships
The district contains four townships, including:
* Lashio Township
*Hse ...
. Its main town is
Pangwaun.
The total population before 1995 was 33,418 and
Wa people
The Wa people ( Wa: Vāx; my, ဝလူမျိုး, ; ; th, ว้า) are a Southeast Asian ethnic group that lives mainly in Northern Myanmar, in the northern part of Shan State and the eastern part of Kachin State, near and along Myan ...
were 25,526 out of total.
Pangwaun Constituency for People Assembly and Shan State Assembly was excluded in General Election of 2010.
Facts/Results/Peoples Assembly Winners.php Peoples Assembly
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References
Populated places in Shan State
Wa people
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