Namsang | |
Other Name: | နမ့်စန်မြို့ |
Native Name: | ဝဵင်းၼမ်ႉၸၢင် |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Myanmar |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Myanmar |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Myanmar |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Namsang District |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Namsang Township |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1594.62 |
Area Code: | 06161 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 26060 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | MMT |
Utc Offset: | +6.30 |
Coordinates: | 20.8889°N 97.7361°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 992 |
Nansang (Burmese: ဝဵင်းၼမ်ႉၸၢင်) or Namsang is a town in Namsang District of Shan State in eastern Myanmar. It is the seat of Nansang Township. It is the biggest settlement of the eastern central area of the Shan State in Myanmar with 26,060 people in 2019. Most residents live in Ward 4, the northwest part of the town.[1] It is 72 miles away from Taunggyi. A pagoda lies in the southern part of the town. It is also known as Taung Paw Pagoda.
On April 30, 2022, new districts were expanded across the country.[3] Namsang and Kunhing Townships from Loilem District and Mong Nai Township from Langkho District were separated to form as Namsang District.[3] The townships and towns included in Namsang District are as follows
Most people are Buddhist. There are nearly thirty Buddhist monasteries. This region has a population of 70,000 people, most of whom are villagers engaged in agriculture. Only 20,000 people live in town. Most people are Shan. There is chauvinism for few people (Burmese, Paoh, Yinn, Ta'ang, Lahu, Lisu, etc).
Myanmar Air Force also utilised civilian airfields as front-line air fields in case of foreign invasion.[7]
Namsang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa), closely bordering a subtropical highland climate (Cwb). There is a winter dry season (December–March) and a summer wet-season (April–November). Temperatures are warm throughout the year; the winter months (December–February) are milder but the nights can be quite cool.[8]
The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Namsang Township had a population of 72,098.[9] The population density was 350.1 people per km².