Mong Hpayak Explained

Native Name:ဝဵင်းမိူင်းၽျႅၢၵ်ႈ
Other Name:မိုင်းဖြတ်မြို့
Settlement Type:Town
Official Name:Monghpyak
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map:Burma
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Myanmar
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Myanmar
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:Districts
Subdivision Name2:Tachileik
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Mong Hpayak
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2:Buddhism
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:20.8764°N 99.9231°W
Leader Title:Mayor
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+6.30
Blank Name:WOEID
Blank Info:1017631

Monghpyak[1] (also Mong Hpyak, Mongphyat, Maingbyat, Meng-pen-ma; Mong is equivalent to Mueang) is a town in Kengtung District (formerly part of Mong Hpayak District) of Eastern Shan State of Myanmar. It is the principal town of and administrative center for Mong Hpayak Township. The town is located on the Tachilek - Kengtung paved road.[2], a paved road was under construction from Mong Hpayak east to Mong Yawng.

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Notes and References

  1. "Möng Hpāyāk (Approved)", United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. "Road Construction in Shan State: A Lucrative Way to Turn Illegal Drug Profits into Legal Revenues" Undercurrents: Monitoring Development on Burma’s Mekong January 2005: pages 12-13