Pangsang Township

Pangsang
Township
Pangsang in the Wa Self-administered Division
Coordinates: 22°10′0″N98°10′0″E / 22.16667°N 98.16667°E / 22.16667; 98.16667
Country	Myanmar
State	Shan State
Division	Wa Self-Administered Division
District	Matman District
Elevation [1]	1,709 ft (521 m)
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MMT)

Pangsang Township is a township in the Matman District, Wa Self-Administered Division of Shan State, ^[2] formerly and conterminously part of Matman District. Prior to 2011, it was part of Hopang District and Lashio District. ^[3] Its capital town is Pangsang (also known as Pangkham).

Demographics

The population of Pangsang Township before 1995 was 51,895 and Wa people were only 24,145 among them. ^[4]

Further reading

• Shan (North) State, Myanmar - Mimu

References

1. GoogleEarth
2. Map of Shan State Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
3. Page 10 Column 3 ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
4. "Self-administered areas and zones"