Wa Self-Administered Division

Wa Self-Administered Division
Self-Administered Division
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Coordinates:
Country	Myanmar
State	Shan State
Elevation	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.

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

Administrative divisions

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

• Hopang District
  • Hopang Township
  • Mongmao Township
  • Pangwaun Township (Panwai)
  • Namtit Subtownship
  • Panlong Subtownship
• Matman District
  • Matman Township (Metman)
  • Namphan Township (Nahpan)
  • Pangsang Township (Pangkham)

See also

• Wa people
• Wa State
• Wa States