The Wa Self-Administered Division ( my, ဝ ကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရ တိုင်း ) is an
autonomous
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self-administered division in
Myanmar
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 ...
(Burma). Its official name was announced by decree on 20 August 2010.
The area was declared by Myanmar's government to be self-administered by the
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 ...
, but is currently de-facto administered by the self-proclaimed
Wa State, under the official name Wa Special Region 2.
Administrative divisions
As stipulated by the 2008 constitution, the administrative region consists of the following
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, ...
s in
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 ...
:
[ (in Burmese]
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* Hopang_District
**_Hopang_Township
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** Hopang Township">Hopang District
** Hopang Township
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** Hopang Township">Hopang District
** Hopang Township
** Mongmao Township
** Pangwaun Township (Panwai)
** Namtit Subtownship
** Panlong Subtownship
* Matman District
** Matman Township (Metman)
** Namphan Township (Nahpan)
** Pangsang Township (Pangkham)
References
See also
* Wa States
The Wa States was the name formerly given to the Wa Land, the natural and historical region inhabited mainly by the Wa people, an ethnic group speaking an Austroasiatic language. The region is located to the northeast of the Shan States of ...
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Wa people
Self-administered divisions of Myanmar
Subdivisions of Myanmar