Hopang

Coordinates: 23°25′29″N 98°45′08″E / 23.4248°N 98.7523°E / 23.4248; 98.7523
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Hopang
Town
Hopang is located in Myanmar
Hopang
Hopang
Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 23°25′29″N 98°45′08″E / 23.4248°N 98.7523°E / 23.4248; 98.7523
Country Myanmar
State Shan State
Self-Administered DivisionWa Self-Administered Division
DistrictHopang District
TownshipHopang Township
Population
 • Ethnicities
Wa
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMT)

Hopang (Parauk: Ho Pang, Chinese: 户板; pinyin: Hùbǎn, Burmese: ဟိုပန်မြို့) is the capital of Hopang Township, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma). It is also the government designated capital of the Wa Self-Administered Division.[1][2]

Geography[edit]

Hopang is located in the valley of the Nam Ting River, a tributary of the Salween.[3][4]

Further reading[edit]

  • Harold Mason Young, Burma Headhunters, Xlibris, 2014, ISBN 978-1503514195[self-published source]

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