Mong Hpayak
Town in Shan State, Myanmar
Monghpyak ဝဵင်းမိူင်းၽျႅၢၵ်ႈ မိုင်းဖြတ်မြို့ | |
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20°52′35″N 99°55′23″E / 20.87639°N 99.92306°E / 20.87639; 99.92306 | |
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Districts | Tachileik |
Township | Mong Hpayak |
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• Religions | Buddhism |
Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
WOEID | 1017631 |
Monghpyak[1] (also Mong Hpyak, Mongphyat, Maingbyat, Meng-pen-ma; Mong is equivalent to Mueang) is a town in Kengtung District (formerly part of Mong Hpayak District) of Eastern Shan State of Myanmar. It is the principal town of and administrative center for Mong Hpayak Township. The town is located on the Tachilek–Kengtung paved road.[2] As of 2005[update], a paved road was under construction from Mong Hpayak east to Mong Yawng.[2]
Notes
- ^ "Möng Hpāyāk (Approved)" Mong Hpayak at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ a b "Road Construction in Shan State: A Lucrative Way to Turn Illegal Drug Profits into Legal Revenues" Undercurrents: Monitoring Development on Burma’s Mekong January 2005: pages 12-13
External links
- "Mong Hpayak Map — Satellite Images of Mong Hpayak" Maplandia World Gazetteer
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Capital: Taunggyi
Kengtung District |
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Mong Hpayak District |
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Mong Hsat District |
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Tachileik District |
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Kyaukme District |
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Lashio District | |
Laukkaing District | see Kokang Self-Administered Zone |
Mu Se District |
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Hopang District | see Wa Self-Administered Division |
Matman District | see Wa Self-Administered Division |
Mongmit District | |
Kokang Self-Administered Zone |
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Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone1 | |
Wa Self-Administered Division |
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Langkho District |
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Loilen District |
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Taunggyi District |
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Danu Self-Administered Zone | |
Pa-O Self-Administered Zone |
- Taunggyi
- Aungban
- Ayetharyar
- Chinshwehaw
- Hong Pai
- Hopang
- Hopong
- Hseni
- Hsi Hseng
- Hsipaw
- Kalaw
- Kengtung
- Kholam
- Kunhing
- Kunlong
- Kutkai
- Kyaukme
- Kyethi
- Lai-Hka
- Langkho
- Lashio
- Laukkaing
- Lawksawk
- Loilen
- Mabein
- Mantong
- Mawkmai
- Mong Hpayak
- Mong Hsat
- Mong Hsu
- Mong Khet
- Mong Kung
- Mong Nai
- Mong Pan
- Mong Ping
- Mong Ton
- Mong Yang
- Mong Yawng
- Mongko
- Mongmit
- Mongyai
- Muse
- Nanhkan
- Namhsan
- Namtu
- Nansang
- Nawnghkio
- Nyaungshwe
- Panglong
- Pekon
- Pinlaung
- Ponparkyin, Shan State, Myanmar
- Tachileik
- Tangyan
1 - also part of Kyaukme District; 2 - also part of Hopang District; 3 - also part of Matman District
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