Hpapun Township Explained

Native Name:Burmese: ဖာပွန်မြို့နယ်
ဖးဖူကီၢ်ဆၣ်
Official Name:Hpapun Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Myanmar
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hpapun District
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Subdivision Name3:Hpapun
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population:123,985[1]
Population As Of:2023
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religion
Timezone:MMT
Utc Offset:+6:30

Hpapun Township (my|ဖာပွန်မြို့နယ်, MLCTS: hpa.pwan.mrui.nay; kjp|ဖာပံင်ကၞင့်; ksw|ဖးဖူကီၢ်ဆၣ်; also spelt Papun Township and known by the Karen people as Mutraw or Bu Tho Township) is a township of Hpapun District in the Karen State of Myanmar. It lies on the border of Thailand across the Salween River. The central part of the township is bounded on the west by the Yunzalin River.[2]

The township is home to two towns with a total of eight urban wards as well as 33 village tracts grouping 305 villages. The principal town is Papun and the only other town in the township is Kamamaung. 67% of the township professes Buddhism as their faith with 27% professing Christianity.[1]

Notes and References

  1. General Administration Department . March 2023 . Hpapun Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya. my:ဖာပွန်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ. Papun Township Regional Information . 31 December 2024.
  2. http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs/yearbooks/13.%20Internally%20Displaced%20People%20and%20Forced%20Relocation.htm "Forced Relocation Sites in Papun (Mu Traw) District, Karen State, Map by CIDKP Dec. 2000"