Hopang Township

Hopang
Township
Hopang
Coordinates: 23°25′0″N 98°45′0″E / 23.41667°N 98.75000°E / 23.41667; 98.75000
Country  Burma
State Shan State
Self-Administered Division Wa
Elevation[1] 1,532 ft (467 m)
Time zone MMT (UTC+6:30)

Hopang Township (Burmese: ဟိုပန်မြို့နယ်) is a township of the Wa Self-Administered Division in the Shan State of Burma. The principal town is Hopang. It is one of the 6 townships of Wa Self-Administered Division.[2] It became part of Hopang District instead of Kunlong District in 2011.[3]

The 3 main routes which link Hopang and other parts are 804 mile long Hopang-Lashio-Mandalay-Taunggyi-Mongpyin-Matman Road, the 343 mile long Hopang-Lashio-Tangyan-Panghsan-Matman Road and the 257 mile long Hopang-Mongmao-Panghsan-Matman Road.[4]

Its total population before 1995 was 70,720 and Wa nationals were 24,024.[5]

There are 3,713 acres of rubber plantation in 2007.[6]

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