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For other uses, see Mengmao (disambiguation). Township in Shan State
Mongmaoe Meung Mau • ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းမႂ်ႇ • 勐冒
Township
Mongmaoe is located in MyanmarMongmaoeMongmaoe
Coordinates: 22°58′0″N 98°58′0″E / 22.96667°N 98.96667°E / 22.96667; 98.96667
Country Myanmar (de jure)
 Wa State (de facto)
StateShan State
Self-Administered DivisionWa
Elevation4,820 ft (1,470 m)
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

Mong Maoe Township (Parauk: Meung Mau; Shan: ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းမႂ်ႇ, romanized: tsāaewéng Moeng Hmaue, lit.'township of New Territories', Burmese: မိုင်းမောမြို့နယ်, Chinese: 勐冒县), locally known as Moeknu (Wa: Mōuig Nū), is a township of Hopang District of Shan State. Prior to 2011, it belonged to Lashio District. Its principal town is Mongmao.

History

Its population before 1995 was 77,378 and Wa people were 59,105 out of them.

Ministers, Ambassadors and UN Resident representatives made a tour in January 2004 and they were told in a presentation that there was no poppy fields in Wa area including Mongmao. Rubber, orange, lychee and tea are grown as poppy substitute.

Mongmao Constituency for People Assembly was canceled in General Election 2010. Paung Nap from Wa Democratic Party is elected for National Assembly seat allocated for Hopang, Mongmao, Pangwaun, Namphan, Matman and Pangsang Township.

References

  1. GoogleEarth
  2. Wa State News. "佤邦新闻WaState News「汉语」 2023年07月04日" (in Chinese). 勐冒2023年上半年工作总结会议 Bang Kum Kaing Yuh Tix Plak Num 2023 Num Kaing Meung Mau
  3. Map of Shan State Archived 14 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Page 10 Column 3
  5. "Self-administered areas and zones"
  6. "Tour". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  7. "MRTV3". Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  8. Facts/Constituencies/Peoples Assembly/Shan State.php Peoples Assembly
  9. Facts/Constituencies/National Assembly/Shan State.php National Assembly


Shan State
Capital: Taunggyi
East Shan State
Kengtung District
Mong Hpayak District
Mong Hsat District
Tachileik District

North Shan State
Kyaukme District
Lashio District
Laukkaing Districtsee Kokang Self-Administered Zone
Mu Se District
Hopang Districtsee Wa Self-Administered Division
Matman Districtsee Wa Self-Administered Division
Mongmit District
Kokang Self-Administered Zone
Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone
Wa Self-Administered Division
South Shan State
Langkho District
Loilen District
Taunggyi District
Danu Self-Administered Zone
Pa-O Self-Administered Zone
Main cities and towns
- also part of Kyaukme District; - also part of Hopang District; - also part of Matman District


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