Kunlong Township is a

township A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

Lashio District Lashio District () is a Districts of Myanmar, district of northern Shan State in Myanmar with three townships. Its capital is the north Shan State capital of Lashio. Townships The district contains three Townships of Myanmar, township: *Lashio T ...

(formerly part of Kunlong District) in

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 ...

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. The main town is

Kunlong Kunlong () is the capital town of Kunlong Township in Shan State. its coordination is 23 25' 00" N and 98 39' 00" E. The Wa people inhabit the hills immediately overlooking the Nam Ting valley. The town is divided into 6 wards. History It i ...

, located by the

Salween River 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 ...

. 55% of the township identified as "Other religion" as of 2019

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data, being noted as not

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Burmese folk religion Burmese folk religion (also known as Nat Worship by locals) refers to the animistic and polytheistic religious worship of '' nats'' (deities of local and Hindu origin) and ancestors in Myanmar (Burma). Although the beliefs of nats differ across ...

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Townships of Shan State {{Shan-geo-stub

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