Matman Township, also known as ''Metman Township'', is a township 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 ...

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 ...

, formerly and conterminously part of

Matman District Matman District or Metman District is a district of the Wa Self-Administered Division in northeastern Shan State, Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name ...

. The capital of the township is Matman.

History

Historically most of the area had been the mountainous and wooded northwestern end of

Kengtung State Kengtung (; ''Chiang Tung;'' ), known as Menggen Prefecture ( zh, 孟艮府) or Möng Khün tusi, Chiefdom or Mueng Khuen Fu (administrative division)#China, Fu (Khün language, Tai Khün: ), classical name Khemarattha, was a Shan people, ...

.Donald M. Seekins, ''Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)'', p. 251 Prior to 2011 the Township was carved out from parts of

Hopang District Hopang District is a district of Shan State, Myanmar (Burma). It is part of the Wa Self-Administered Division. It was set up in 2011 and consists of three townships, Hopang, Mongmai and Pangwan, and two subtownships, Namtit and Panlong. Histo ...

and

Kengtung District Kengtung District (, also spelled Kengtong or Kyaingtong), is a district in eastern Shan State in Myanmar. It consists of three townships. Townships The district contains the following townships: *Kengtung Township, Kengtung is the largest, mos ...

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