Hopang (
Parauk: , zh, s=户板, p=Hùbǎn, ) is the capital of
Hopang Township,
Shan State
Shan State (, ; , ) is a administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China (Yunnan) to the north, Laos (Louang Namtha Province, Louang Namtha and Bokeo Provinces) to the east, and Thailand (Chiang Rai Province, Chia ...
, Myanmar (Burma). It is also the government designated capital of the
Wa Self-Administered Division
The Wa Self-Administered Division ( ; ) is an autonomous, self-administered division of Myanmar. Its official name was announced by decree on 20 August 2010.
Myanmar's government declared the area to be administered by the Wa people, under the ...
.
Geography
Hopang is located in the valley of the
Nam Ting River, a tributary of the
Salween
The Salween is a Southeast Asian river, about long, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau south into the Andaman Sea. The Salween flows primarily within southwest China and eastern Myanmar, with a short section forming the border of Myanmar and Tha ...
.
GoogleEarth
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Further reading
* Harold Mason Young, ''Burma Headhunters'', Xlibris, 2014,
References
Populated places in Shan State
Township capitals of Myanmar
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