Mantong ()is the principal town of Mantong Township, one of the two townships in the Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone. The town is from

Bawdwin Mine Bawdwin Mine () is a historical mine in northeast Myanmar (formerly Burma) which was one of the largest mines controlled by the British Empire before World War II. It was first mined by the Chinese in the 15th century. Early history The Bawdwin ...

Namtu Township Namtu Township () is a township of Kyaukme District in Shan State, Myanmar (Burma). The principal town is Namtu Namtu () is a town situated in northern Shan State, Myanmar. It is famous for Bawdwin and Namtu silver mines. NamTu River is flowing ...

. The town is in a mountainous area and lies east of the

Shweli River Shweli River (; zh, 瑞丽江) is a river in China and Myanmar (Burma). Also known as the Nam Mao (; ) in Shan or Dai, and Ruili River or Longchuan River (龙川江) in Chinese, it forms 26 km of the boundary between Burma and China. It is on ...

, close to the

Kokang Self-Administered Zone The Kokang Self-Administered Zone (, ), also Laukkaing District () as stipulated by the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar, is a former de jure self-administered zone in northern Shan State. The zone is intended to be self-administered by the Koka ...

. During the current Myanmar civil war in December 2023, the town was the last

State Administration Council The State Administration Council (; abbreviated SAC or နစက) is the military junta currently governing Myanmar, established by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, February 2021 c ...

-controlled territory in the Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone to be captured by the

Ta'ang National Liberation Army The Ta'ang National Liberation Army (; abbreviated TNLA) is a political organization and armed group in Myanmar. It is the armed wing of the Palaung State Liberation Front (PSLF). History The PSLF has its origins in the Palaung National Front ...

during

Operation 1027 Operation 1027 ( my-name-MLCTS, MLCTS=1027 Cachcangre:, MY=၁၀၂၇ စစ်ဆင်ရေး, ) is an ongoing military offensive conducted by the Three Brotherhood Alliance, a military coalition composed of three ethnic armed organisati ...

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{{Shan State Populated places in Shan State