Namphan

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Namphan
Na-hpan
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Namphan
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 22°36′0″N99°5′0″E / 22.60000°N 99.08333°E / 22.60000; 99.08333
CountryFlag of Myanmar.svg  Burma
Division Shan State (Wa Self-Administered Division)
District Matman District
Township Namphan Township
Elevation 3,127 ft (953 m)
Population
 • Ethnicities Wa
Time zone MST (UTC+6.30)

Namphan, also known as Na-hpan, [1] is the capital town of Namphan Township, Shan State. It is part of the Wa Self-Administered Division. [2]

Namphan Township Township in Shan State, Burma

Namphan Township, also known as Na-hpan, is a township of the Wa Self-Administered Division of Shan State, formerly and conterminously part of Matman District. Prior to 2011, it was part of Hopang District and Lashio District. Its capital is Namphan.

Shan State State in East central, Myanmar

Shan State is a state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China to the north, Laos to the east, and Thailand to the south, and five administrative divisions of Burma in the west. Largest of the 14 administrative divisions by land area, Shan State covers 155,800 km², almost a quarter of the total area of Burma. The state gets its name from the Shan people, one of several ethnic groups that inhabit the area. Shan State is largely rural, with only three cities of significant size: Lashio, Kengtung, and the capital, Taunggyi. Taunggyi is 150.7 km north east of the nation's capital Naypyitaw.

Wa Self-Administered Division Self-administered division in Shan State, Myanmar

The Wa Self-Administered Division is an autonomous self-administered division in Myanmar (Burma). Its official name was announced by decree on 20 August 2010.

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Geography

Namphan is located in a small valley east of the Salween, about 28 km from the border with China. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Na-hpan". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Shan State
  3. ↑ GoogleEarth


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