Namphan Township, also known as ''Nar-hpan'', 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 ...

. Prior to 2011, it was part 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

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 ...

. Its capital is Namphan.

Demographics

The total population before 1995 was 48,466 and 37,024 of them were

Wa people The Wa people ( Wa: Vāx; , ; ; ''Wáa'') are a Southeast Asian ethnic group that lives mainly in Northern Myanmar, in the northern part of Shan State and the eastern part of Kachin State, near and along Myanmar's border with China, as well as ...

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References

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