Nansang Township
Township in Shan State, Myanmar
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Nansang or Namsang Township (Burmese: နမ့်စန်မြို့နယ်) is a township of Nansang District in the Shan State of Myanmar. The principal town is Nansang.[3] The township has two towns with 11 urban wards in total between them as well as 20 village tracts grouping 196 villages.[2]
Nansang
ၸႄႈဝဵင်းၼမ်ႉၸၢင် နမ့်စန်မြို့နယ် | |
|---|---|
| Nan San Township | |
Location in Nansang district | |
| Coordinates: 20°53′20″N 97°44′10″E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| State |  Shan State |
| District | Nansang District |
| Capital | Nansang |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.09 sq mi (5.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,255 ft (992 m) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 119,931 |
| • Density | 57,400/sq mi (22,200/km2) |
| • Ethnicities | |
| • Religions | |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
To prevent confusion with Namhsan Township in northern Shan State, it is sometimes disambiguated as Nan San (South) Township.[4]
On April 30, 2022, new districts were expanded across the country. Nansang Township was separated from Loilem District and together with two other townships formed the new Nansang District.[5]
The townships is relatively diverse, with the Shan people making up the largest plurality at only 39.89% of the population in 2019, followed by Bamar and Pa-O people at 15.3% and 12.15% respectively.[2]
