Mantong Township
Township in Shan State, Myanmar
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Mantong Township ((Burmese: မန်တုံမြို့နယ်); also known as Manton Township and Mantung Township) is a township of the Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone[3] in the Shan State of eastern Myanmar. The principal town and administrative seat is Mantong.
Mantong | |
|---|---|
Location in Palaung SAZ (in red) | |
  Mantong | |
| Coordinates: 23°15′0″N 97°7′0″E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| State |  Shan State |
| Self-administered zone |  Pa Laung (de jure) |
| Area | |
• Total | 975.75 sq mi (2,527.18 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,121 ft (1,256 m) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 35,916 |
| • Density | 36.809/sq mi (14.212/km2) |
| • Ethnicities | |
| • Religions | Buddhism |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
Prior to August 2010, Kyaukme District included both Mantong Township and Namhsan Township; and both of them were transferred that month to the newly created Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone.[3][4]
It was reported that the town was captured by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) on 23 December 2023[5]
