Native Name: | ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းယွင်း |
Official Name: | Mong Yawng |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map: | Burma |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Burma |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Shan State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Tachileik District |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Blank1: | Shan |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2: | Theravada Buddhism |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 21.1833°N 100.3667°W |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +6.30 |
Mong Yawng Township (Shan: ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းယွင်း, Burmese: မိုင်းယောင်းမြို့နယ်) is a township of Tachileik District (formerly part of Mong Hpayak District) in the Shan State of Myanmar. The main town is Mong Yawng.
Mongyawng State (Möngyawng) was one of the Shan States, largely inhabited by Wa people. It was annexed by Kengtung State in 1815. The capital was the town of Mong Yawng.[1] [2]