Mongmao Township

Mongmaoe

Mēng Hmae
ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းမႂ်ႇ
Mongmaoe Mēng Hmae; ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းမႂ်ႇ
Township
	Mongmaoe
	Coordinates: 22°58′0″N 98°58′0″E / 22.96667°N 98.96667°E
Country	Myanmar
State	Shan State
Self-Administered Division	Wa
Elevation	4,820 ft (1,470 m)
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MMT)

Mong Maoe Township (Wa: mēng hmae;^[2] Shan (Dai Yai): ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းမႂ်ႇ tsāaewéng Moeng Hmaue "township of New Territories"), locally known as Moeknu (Wa: Mōuig Nū), is a township of Hopang District of Shan State.^[3] Prior to 2011, it belonged to Lashio District.^[4] Its principal town is Mongmao.

History[]

Its population before 1995 was 77,378 and Wa people were 59,105 out of them.^[5]

Ministers, Ambassadors and UN Resident representatives made a tour in January 2004 and they were told in a presentation that there was no poppy fields in Wa area including Mongmao.^[6] Rubber, orange, lychee and tea are grown as poppy substitute.^[7]

Mongmao Constituency for People Assembly was canceled in General Election 2010.^[8] Paung Nap from Wa Democratic Party is elected for National Assembly seat allocated for Hopang, Mongmao, Pangwaun, Namphan, Matman and Pangsang Township.^[9]

References[]

^ GoogleEarth
^ Wang Jingliu (2014). 佤汉大词典 [Wa - Chinese Dictionary]. Kunming: Yunnan Nationalities Publishing House. p. 1169. ISBN 978-7-5367-6031-8.
^ Map of Shan State Archived 14 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^ Page 10 Column 3^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Self-administered areas and zones"
^ "Tour". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
^ "MRTV3". Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
^ Facts/Constituencies/Peoples Assembly/Shan State.php^{[permanent dead link]} Peoples Assembly
^ Facts/Constituencies/National Assembly/Shan State.php National Assembly^{[permanent dead link]}

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[1] GoogleEarth

[2] Wang Jingliu (2014). 佤汉大词典 [Wa - Chinese Dictionary]. Kunming: Yunnan Nationalities Publishing House. p. 1169. ISBN 978-7-5367-6031-8.

[3] Map of Shan State Archived 14 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Page 10 Column 3^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] "Self-administered areas and zones"

[6] "Tour". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.

[7] "MRTV3". Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2011.

[8] Facts/Constituencies/Peoples Assembly/Shan State.php^{[permanent dead link]} Peoples Assembly

[9] Facts/Constituencies/National Assembly/Shan State.php National Assembly^{[permanent dead link]}

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