Mongmao Township
Township in Wa State, Myanmar
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Mong Maoe Township (Parauk: Meung Mau;[2] Shan: ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းမႂ်ႇ, romanized: tsāaewéng Moeng Hmaue, lit. 'township of New Territories', Chinese: 勐冒县) is officially Mong Maw Township (Burmese: မိုင်းမောမြို့နယ်)), locally known as Moeknu (Wa: Mōuig Nū), is a township of Hopang District of Shan State.[3] Prior to 2011, it belonged to Lashio District.[4] Its principal town is Mongmao.
Mong Maw
Meung Mau • ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းမႂ်ႇ • 勐冒 | |
|---|---|
Mong Maw Township in Wa SAD | |
| Coordinates: 22°58′0″N 98°58′0″E | |
| Country (de jure) |  Myanmar |
| Country (de facto) |  Wa State |
| State |  Shan State |
| Self-Administered Division | Wa |
| District | Hopang District |
| Elevation | 4,820 ft (1,470 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
History
Its population before 1995 was 77,378 and Wa people were 59,105 out of them.[5]
Ministers, Ambassadors and UN Resident representatives made a tour in January 2004 and they were told in a presentation that there was no poppy fields in Wa area including Mongmao.[6] Rubber, orange, lychee and tea are grown as poppy substitute.[7]
Mongmao Constituency for People Assembly was canceled in General Election 2010.[8] Paung Nap from Wa Democratic Party is elected for National Assembly seat allocated for Hopang, Mongmao, Pangwaun, Namphan, Matman and Pangsang Township.[9]
