Official Name: | Mong Pawk |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map: | Myanmar |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Myanmar |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Name1: | Shan State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kengtung District |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Mong Yang Township |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Blank1: | Shan, Wa |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2: | Buddhism |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 22.0167°N 118°W |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +6.30 |
Mong Pawk (Burmese: မိုင်းပေါက်မြို့, Shan: ဝဵင်းမိူင်းပွၵ်ႉ, Parauk: Meung' Bawg, Chinese: 勐波[1]) is a city in the de facto independent Wa State of far eastern Myanmar only 10 kilometres from the border with China. It is just south of Pangkham. It is now the largest city of Wa State.
Mong Pawk is part of Mong Yang Township and is under Myanmar Government control, but Mong Pawk is under the control of UWSA. The 23rd anniversary of a mutiny was held in Mong Pawk on 17 April 2012.[2]
In 2008 the United Wa State Army (UWSA) was strongly against giving away the area of Mong Pawk from its control because it serves as a link with its ally, the National Democratic Alliance Army in Mongla.[3]