Mong Pawk Explained

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.

Geography

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 缅北佤邦勐波城区公交车开通运营…… . 佤邦新闻 Wa State News . Chinese.
  2. Web site: Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N) | Shan Herald Agency for News – A News Agency covering different issues in Burma, with focus on that of its biggest state, Shan State . 30 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160508020834/http://www.english.panglong.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4602:wa-leader-uwsa-able-to-defend-itself&catid=85:politics&Itemid=266 . 8 May 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: Wa leader: UWSA able to defend itself . 30 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160508020834/http://www.english.panglong.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4602:wa-leader-uwsa-able-to-defend-itself&catid=85:politics&Itemid=266 . 8 May 2016 . dead .