Mongmao Township
| Mongmao | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
  Mongmao | |
| Coordinates: 22°58′0″N 98°58′0″E / 22.96667°N 98.96667°E | |
| Country |
 Burma |
| State | Shan State |
| Self-Administered Division | Wa |
| Elevation[1] | 4,820 ft (1,470 m) |
| Time zone | MMT (UTC+6:30) |
Mongmao Township is a township of Lashio District of Shan State,[2] formerly and conterminously part of Hopang District. Prior to 2011, it belonged to Lashio District.[3] Its principal town is Mongmao.
History
Its population before 1995 was 77,378 and Wa people were 59,105 out of them.[4]
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.[5] Rubber, orange, lychee and tea are grown as poppy substitute.[6]
Mongmao Constituency for People Assembly was canceled in General Election 2010.[7] Paung Nap from Wa Democratic Party is elected for National Assembly seat allocated for Hopang, Mongmao, Pangwaun, Namphan, Matman and Pangsang Township.[8]
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