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Mong Ping ( my, မိုင်းပြင်းမြို့) is a town and seat of
Mong Ping Township Mong Ping Township is a township of Kengtung District (formerly part of Mong Hsat District) in the Shan State of Myanmar. The capital town is Mong Ping Mong Ping ( my, မိုင်းပြင်းမြို့) is a town and seat of M ...
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Mongsat District Mong Hsat District or Mongsat District ( my, မိုင်းဆတ်ခရိုင်) is a district of the Shan State in Myanmar. It consists of 2 townships 5 towns and 1095 villages. Townships The district contains the following townships ...
, Shan State in eastern Myanmar.Picture
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Mongping State Mongping or Möngping ( my, Maingpyin) was the smallest state of the Shan States in what is today Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British Engl ...
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Lawksawk Lawksawk ( shn, လွၵ်ႉၸွၵ်ႇ), also known as Yatsauk ( my, ရပ်စောက်; also spelt Yatsawk), is a town in Shan State, Myanmar. It is the capital town and administrative center of Lawksawk Township. The town is locat ...
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Geography

Mong Ping lies in a narrow valley about 60 km west of
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. The entirety of the Mong Ping area is mountainous with high ranges running roughly in a north–south direction. The 1,831 m high Loi Wengwo mountain overlooks the narrow Mong Ping valley from the western side.


References

Mong Hsat District Township capitals of Myanmar {{Burma-geo-stub