Mu Se Township (; ) is a
township
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of
Mu Se District in northern
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 ...
of eastern
Myanmar
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. The principal town and administrative center is
Muse
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. It is the terminus of Mandalay-Lashio-Muse road.
Geography
Muse is the biggest border trading point between Myanmar and China. It is the home of the Muse (105 Miles) Trading Zone. The trading zone, spread over 370 acres, is 6 miles from Muse. It was opened in April 2006.
Ruili
Ruili ( zh, s=瑞丽 , t=瑞麗 , p=Ruìlì; ; ; ; ), called Möng Mao in Tai, is a county-level city of Dehong Prefecture, in the west of Yunnan province, China. It is a major border crossing between China and Myanmar, with the town of Muse loc ...
is the Chinese town across the border from Muse.
Pang Hseng (Kyu Koke) and
Mong Ko (Monekoe) are other important towns in the area.
The township has two subtownships, unofficial subdivisions used for administrative and statistical purposes-
Pang Hseng Subtownship and
Mong Ko Subtownship.
Further reading
Myanmar: IDP Sites in Kachin and northern Shan States - Mimu
See also
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Muse, Myanmar
Muse (; ) is the capital of Mu Se District and the principal town of Mu Se Township in northern Shan State, Myanmar. It is a border town situated on the Shweli River (Nam Mao), and is connected by a bridge to Ruili (Shweli, , in Burmese) in Yun ...
References
External links
"Muse Township - Shan State"Map, 14 June 2010, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
Townships of Shan State
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