Mantong, Myanmar Explained

Official Name:Manton
Other Name:Mantong
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map:Myanmar
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Myanmar
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Myanmar
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:Self-administered zone
Subdivision Name2: Pa Laung
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Mantong Township
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:2
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population:3565
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:1783
Population Blank1:Buddhism
Population Blank1 Title:Religions
Coordinates:23.2506°N 97.1214°W
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+6.30

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 16miles 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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Myanmar Information Management Unit . September 2019 . the Pa uments/TspProfiles_GAD_Manton_2019_MMR.pdf Manton Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya. my:မန်တုံမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ. Mantong Township Regional Information . MIMU . 17 October 2023.
  2. News: Brotherhood Alliance Seizes Another Ethnic Zone in Myanmar’s northern Shan State . Hein Htoo Zan . 23 December 2023 . The Irrawaddy . en.