Mantong Township
Township in Shan State, Myanmar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mantong Township ((Burmese: မန်တုံမြို့နယ်); also known as Manton Township and Mantung Township) is a township of the Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone[3] in the Shan State of eastern Burma (Myanmar). The principal town and administrative seat is Mantong (Manton).
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Mantong | |
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Coordinates: 23°15′0″N 97°7′0″E | |
Country | Myanmar |
State | Shan State |
Self-administered zone | Pa Laung (de jure) |
Area | |
• Total | 975.75 sq mi (2,527.18 km2) |
Elevation | 4,121 ft (1,256 m) |
Population (2019)[2] | 35,916 |
• Ethnicities | |
• Religions | Buddhism |
Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
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Prior to August 2010, Kyaukme District included both Mantong Township and Namhsan Township; and both of them were transferred that month to the newly created Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone.[3][4]
It was reported that the town was captured by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army on 23 December 2023[5]