Mantong, Myanmar
Town in Shan State, Myanmar
Place in Shan State, Myanmar
Manton မန်တုံ Mantong | |
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23°15′02″N 97°07′17″E / 23.25056°N 97.12139°E / 23.25056; 97.12139 | |
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Township | Mantong Township |
Area | |
• Total | 0.8 sq mi (2 km2) |
Population (2019)[1] | 3,565 |
• Density | 4,620/sq mi (1,783/km2) |
• Religions | Buddhism |
Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Mantong (Burmese: မန်တုံမြို့)is the principal town of Mantong Township, one of the two townships in the Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone.
The town is 16 miles (26 km) from Bawdwin Mine in Namtu Township. The town is in a mountainous area and lies east of the Shweli River, close to the Kokang Self-Administered Zone.[2]
During the current Myanmar civil war in December 2023, the town was the last State Administration Council-controlled territory in the Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone to be captured by the Ta'ang National Liberation Army during Operation 1027.[2]
References
- ^ Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). the Pa uments/TspProfiles_GAD_Manton_2019_MMR.pdf Manton Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya မန်တုံမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Mantong Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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value (help) - ^ a b Hein Htoo Zan (23 December 2023). "Brotherhood Alliance Seizes Another Ethnic Zone in Myanmar's northern Shan State". The Irrawaddy.
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Capital: Taunggyi
Kengtung District |
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Mong Hpayak District |
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Mong Hsat District |
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Tachileik District |
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Kyaukme District |
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Lashio District | |
Laukkaing District | see Kokang Self-Administered Zone |
Mu Se District |
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Hopang District | see Wa Self-Administered Division |
Matman District | see Wa Self-Administered Division |
Mongmit District | |
Kokang Self-Administered Zone |
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Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone1 | |
Wa Self-Administered Division |
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Langkho District |
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Loilen District |
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Taunggyi District |
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Danu Self-Administered Zone | |
Pa-O Self-Administered Zone |
- Taunggyi
- Aungban
- Ayetharyar
- Chinshwehaw
- Hong Pai
- Hopang
- Hopong
- Hseni
- Hsi Hseng
- Hsipaw
- Kalaw
- Kengtung
- Kholam
- Kunhing
- Kunlong
- Kutkai
- Kyaukme
- Kyethi
- Lai-Hka
- Langkho
- Lashio
- Laukkaing
- Lawksawk
- Loilen
- Mabein
- Mantong
- Mawkmai
- Mong Hpayak
- Mong Hsat
- Mong Hsu
- Mong Khet
- Mong Kung
- Mong Nai
- Mong Pan
- Mong Ping
- Mong Ton
- Mong Yang
- Mong Yawng
- Mongko
- Mongmit
- Mongyai
- Muse
- Nanhkan
- Namhsan
- Namtu
- Nansang
- Nawnghkio
- Nyaungshwe
- Panglong
- Pekon
- Pinlaung
- Ponparkyin, Shan State, Myanmar
- Tachileik
- Tangyan
1 - also part of Kyaukme District; 2 - also part of Hopang District; 3 - also part of Matman District