Hopang (Parauk: Ho Pang, Chinese: 户板; pinyin: Hùbǎn, Burmese: ဟိုပန်မြို့) is the capital of Hopang Township, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma). It is also the government designated capital of the Wa Self-Administered Division.[1][2]
Hopang | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Hopang Location in Myanmar (Burma) | |
| Coordinates: 23°25′29″N 98°45′08″E / 23.4248°N 98.7523°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| State |  Shan State |
| Self-Administered Division | Wa Self-Administered Division |
| District | Hopang District |
| Township | Hopang Township |
| Population | |
| • Ethnicities | Wa |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
Geography
editHopang is located in the valley of the Nam Ting River, a tributary of the Salween.[3][4]
Further reading
edit- Harold Mason Young, Burma Headhunters, Xlibris, 2014, ISBN 978-1503514195[self-published source]
References
edit- ^ Geographic.org.
- ^ Shanland Archived 2010-08-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kunmin, Myanmar
- ^ GoogleEarth
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