Wa Self-Administered Division

Wa Self-Administered Division
Self-Administered Division

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Coordinates: 22°10′00″N 99°10′00″E / 22.16667°N 99.16667°E / 22.16667; 99.16667Coordinates: 22°10′00″N 99°10′00″E / 22.16667°N 99.16667°E / 22.16667; 99.16667
Country  Myanmar
State Shan State
Elevation[1] 524 m (1,719 ft)
Population
  Total 558,000
Time zone MST (UTC+6:30)

The Wa Self-Administered Division (Burmese: ဝ ကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရ တိုင်း [wa̰ kòbàɪɴ ʔoʊʔtɕʰoʊʔ kʰwɪ̰ɴja̰ táɪɴ]) is an autonomous self-administered division in Myanmar (Burma). Its official name was announced by decree on 20 August 2010.[2]

The area was declared to be self-administered by the Wa people; and currently, the de facto independent Wa State, under the official name Wa Special Region 2, governs the region.

Administrative divisions

As stipulated by the 2008 constitution, the administrative region consists of the following townships in Shan State:[3]

References

See also

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