Wa Self-Administered Division | |
Settlement Type: | Self-administered division |
Mapsize: | 200px |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Myanmar (Burma) |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Myanmar |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Shan State |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Hopang |
Leader Title: | Chairman of the Leading Body |
Leader Name: | vacant |
Established Title: | Created |
Established Date: | 20 August 2010 |
Established Title1: | De facto ceased |
Established Date1: | January 2024 |
Population Demonym: | Wa |
Population Total: | 558,000 |
Timezone: | MMT |
Utc Offset: | +6:30 |
Coordinates: | 22.1667°N 99.1667°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 524 |
The Wa Self-Administered Division (Burmese: ဝ ကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရ တိုင်း in Burmese pronounced as /wa̰ kòbàɪɰ̃ ʔoʊʔtɕʰoʊʔ kʰwɪ̰ɰ̃ja̰ táɪɰ̃/; Chinese: 佤自治州, Wa Tzŭ-chih-chou) is a former De facto autonomous self-administered division in Myanmar (Burma). Its official name was announced by decree on 20 August 2010.[2]
The area was declared by Myanmar's government to be self-administered by the Wa people, but is de facto administered by the self-proclaimed Wa State, under the official name Wa Special Region 2.[3] Hopang and Pan Lon were directly controlled by the Tatmadaw until their transferal to the Wa State in January 2024.[4] [5]
As stipulated by the 2008 constitution, the administrative region consisted of the following townships in Shan State:[6]