Native Name: | Burmese: ဖာပွန်မြို့နယ် ဖးဖူကီၢ်ဆၣ် |
Official Name: | Hpapun Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
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]