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The Pa'O Self-Administered Zone ( my, ပအိုဝ်းကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရဒေသ ), as stipulated by the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar, is a
The three townships are administratively part of
self-administered zone
A self-administered zone is an administrative subdivision in Myanmar (Burma). There are five ''self-administered zones'' and one ''self-administered division''.
Self-administered zones and self-administered division
See also
* Administrati ...
consisting of three townships in Shan State
Shan State ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, ; shn, မိူင်းတႆး, italics=no) also known by the endonyms Shanland, Muang Tai, and Tailong, is a state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China (Yunnan) to the north, Laos ...
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Its official name was announced by decree on 20 August 2010.
Government and politics
The zone is currently under the ''de facto'' control of thePa-O National Organisation
The Pa-O National Organisation ( my, ပအိုဝ်း အမျိုးသား အဖွဲ့ချုပ်) is a Pa-O political party in Myanmar (Burma). Its armed wing, the Pa-O National Army, has between 400 and 700 active person ...
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Administrative divisions
The Zone is divided into three townships:The three townships are administratively part of
Taunggyi District
Taunggyi District ( my, တောင်ကြီးခရိုင်) is a district of Shan State in Burma. The principal town and administrative center is Taunggyi. This district has 12 towns and 3001 villages.
Popular tourist sites, Inle Lake ...
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References
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