Namneng Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Official Name:Namneng
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map:Myanmar
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Myanmar
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Shan State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Pa'O Self-Administered Zone
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Pinlaung Township
Subdivision Type4:Village tract
Subdivision Name4:Lonepyin village tract
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:MMT
Utc Offset:+6.30

Namneng (Burmese: နန်းနိမ့်) is a village in the Lonepyin village tract, Pinlaung Township, Pa'O Self-Administered Zone of Myanmar.[1] [2]

On 11 March 2023, Namneng became the site of the Pinlaung massacre, during which Myanmar Army troops killed at least 30 civilians, including 3 Buddhist monks.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Place codes (Pcodes). Myanmar Information Management Unit. January 2021.
  2. Myanmar Information Management Unit . 30 September 2019 . Information of Pinlaung Township. my:ပင်လောင်းမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ. Pinlaung Township Regional Information . MIMU . 20 October 2023.
  3. Web site: 2023-03-13 . At least 30 civilians killed in southern Shan State . 2023-03-14 . Democratic Voice of Burma . en-US.