Matman District or Metman District is a district of
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 ( L ...
,
Burma
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
.
It is part of the
Wa Self-Administered Division
The Wa Self-Administered Division ( my, ဝ ကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရ တိုင်း ) is an autonomous self-administered division in Myanmar (Burma). Its official name was announced by decree ...
. It was formerly part of
Hopang District. Matman District consists of three townships:
Matman,
Namphan
Namphan, also known as ''Na-hpan'', is the capital town of Namphan Township, Shan State. It is part of the Wa Self-Administered Division.
Geography
Namphan is located in a small valley east of the Salween, about 28 km from the border with C ...
and
Pangsang.
References
{{Shan State
2011 establishments in Myanmar
Districts of Myanmar
Geography of Shan State