Pang Yang

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Pang Yang

Pāng-yāng
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Pang Yang
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 22°7′N98°47′E / 22.117°N 98.783°E / 22.117; 98.783
CountryFlag of Myanmar.svg  Burma
Division Shan State (Wa Self-Administered Division)
District Matman District
Township Matman Township
Elevation
4,460 ft (1,360 m)
Population
  Ethnicities
Wa
Time zone UTC+6.30 (MST)

Pang Yang is a village in Matman Township, Shan State. It is part of the Wa Self-Administered Division. [1]

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Geography

Matman is located on a hillside about 10 km northeast of the Salween. [2]

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References

  1. "Pāng-yāng". Mapcarta. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  2. GoogleEarth