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Hopang

Coordinates:23°25′29″N98°45′08″E/ 23.4248°N 98.7523°E/23.4248; 98.7523
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Hopang
Town
Hopang is located in Myanmar
Hopang
Hopang
Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates:23°25′29″N98°45′08″E/ 23.4248°N 98.7523°E/23.4248; 98.7523
CountryMyanmar
StateShan State
Self-Administered DivisionWa Self-Administered Division
DistrictHopang District
TownshipHopang Township
Population
• Ethnicities
Wa
Time zoneUTC+6.30(MMT)

Hopang(Parauk:Ho Pang,Chinese:Hộ bản;pinyin:Hùbǎn,Burmese:ဟိုပန်မြို့) is the capital ofHopang Township,Shan State,Myanmar(Burma). It is also the government designated capital of theWa Self-Administered Division.[1][2]

Geography[edit]

Hopang is located in the valley of theNam Ting River,a tributary of theSalween.[3][4]

Further reading[edit]

  • Harold Mason Young,Burma Headhunters,Xlibris, 2014,ISBN978-1503514195[self-published source]

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