Pang Hseng should not be confused with Pangsang.
Official Name: | Pang Hseng |
Other Name: | Kyu Koke |
Pushpin Map: | Burma |
Pushpin Label Position: | none |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Myanmar |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Mu Se District |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Mu Se Township |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Total: | 22,950 |
Population Urban: | 9,530 |
Population Rural: | 13,420 |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 24.0755°N 98.0623°W |
Timezone: | MMT |
Utc Offset: | +6:30 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 849 |
Pang Hseng, also known as Pan Saing, Kyu Koke and Kyu-hkök,[3] is a town in Mu Se Township, Mu Se District, northern Shan State, Myanmar.[4]
On 2 November 2023 it was reported that the town had come fully under control of the Brotherhood Alliance during the ongoing civil war.[5]
Pang Hseng lies 25 km west of Mong Ko (Monekoe) by the border with China, the nearest town being Wandingzhen (Wanting) to the north across the river.[6] There is a border checkpoint in the town.[7]