Mongmao Township Explained

Official Name:Mongmaoe
Pushpin Map:Myanmar
Pushpin Label Position:left
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Myanmar (de jure)
(de facto)
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Shan State
Subdivision Type2:Self-Administered Division
Subdivision Name2:Wa
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:22.9667°N 98.9667°W
Timezone:MMT
Utc Offset:+6:30
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:1470

Mong Maoe Township (Parauk: Meung Mau;[2] Shan: ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းမႂ်ႇ|translit=tsāaewéng Moeng Hmaue|lit=township of New Territories, Burmese: မိုင်းမောမြို့နယ်, Chinese: 勐冒县), locally known as Moeknu (Wa: Mōuig Nū), is a township of Hopang District of Shan State.[3] Prior to 2011, it belonged to Lashio District.[4] Its principal town is Mongmao.

History

Its population before 1995 was 77,378 and Wa people were 59,105 out of them.[5]

Ministers, Ambassadors and UN Resident representatives made a tour in January 2004 and they were told in a presentation that there was no poppy fields in Wa area including Mongmao.[6] Rubber, orange, lychee and tea are grown as poppy substitute.[7]

Mongmao Constituency for People Assembly was canceled in General Election 2010.[8] Paung Nap from Wa Democratic Party is elected for National Assembly seat allocated for Hopang, Mongmao, Pangwaun, Namphan, Matman and Pangsang Township.[9]

Notes and References

  1. [GoogleEarth]
  2. Web site: 佤邦新闻WaState News「汉语」 2023年07月04日 . Wa State News . 勐冒2023年上半年工作总结会议 Bang Kum Kaing Yuh Tix Plak Num 2023 Num Kaing Meung Mau . Chinese.
  3. http://themimu.info/State-Region/Shan/index.php?start=0&limit=20&mapcat=15 Map of Shan State
  4. http://www.mrtv3.net.mm/newpaper/69newsn.pdf Page 10 Column 3
  5. http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/BPS-NC-1994-09.htm "Self-administered areas and zones"
  6. Web site: Tour . 21 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928111553/http://www.mewashingtondc.com/ISSUE_NO_2_FEB2004_TEXT.htm . 28 September 2011 . dead .
  7. Web site: MRTV3 . 21 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120315193942/http://www.mrtv3.net.mm/open/070506bod.html . 15 March 2012 . dead .
  8. http://www.altsean.org/Research/2010/Key Facts/Constituencies/Peoples Assembly/Shan State.php
  9. http://www.altsean.org/Research/2010/Key Facts/Constituencies/National Assembly/Shan State.php National Assembly