The Palaung Self-Administered Zone ( my, ပလောင် ကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရ ဒေသ ) is a

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 two 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 ...

: It was created as a separately administered unit by the 2008 Constitution. Its official name was announced by decree on 20 August 2010."The Union of Myanmar, The State Peace and Development Council, Notification No. 33/2010, 20 August 2010"
English translation The zone is to be self-administered by the

Palaung people The Palaung ( my, ပလောင် လူမျိုး ; Thai: ปะหล่อง, also written as Benglong Palong) or Ta'ang are a Mon–Khmer ethnic minority found in Shan State of Burma, Yunnan Province of China and Northern Thailand. I ...

. Its capital is the town of Namhsan.

Government and politics

The Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone is administered by a Leading Body, which consists of at least ten members and includes

Shan State Hluttaw Shan State Hluttaw ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်လွှတ်တော်, shn, လုမ်းတႅၼ်းၽွင်းၸိုင်ႈတႆး) is the legislature of Shan State in Burma, established on February 8, 2016. ...

(Assembly) members elected from the Zone and members nominated by the Burmese Armed Forces. The Leading Body performs both executive and legislative functions and is led by a Chairperson. The Leading Body has competence in ten areas of policy, including urban and rural development, road construction and maintenance, and public health.

Administrative divisions

The zone is divided into two townships that were previously part of

Kyaukme District Kyaukme District is a district of northern Shan State in Burma (Myanmar). , it consisted of 9 towns and 1946 villages. Administrative divisions , Kyaukme District contained the following townships: * Hsipaw Township * Kyaukme Township * Namtu T ...

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Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone
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