| Mantong | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
 Location in Palaung SAZ and Kyaukme district (in red) | |
  Mantong | |
| Coordinates: 23°15′0″N 97°7′0″E / 23.25000°N 97.11667°E / 23.25000; 97.11667 | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| State |  Shan State |
| Self-administered zone |  Pa Laung (de jure) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 975.75 sq mi (2,527.18 km) |
| Elevation | 4,121 ft (1,256 m) |
| Population | 35,916 |
| • Ethnicities | |
| • Religions | Buddhism |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
Mantong Township ((Burmese: မန်တုံမြို့နယ်); also known as Manton Township and Mantung Township) is a township of the Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone in the Shan State of eastern Burma (Myanmar). The principal town and administrative seat is Mantong (Manton).
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.
It was reported that the town was captured by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army on 23 December 2023
References
- GoogleEarth
- Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Manton Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya မန်တုံမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Mantong Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "The Union of Myanmar, The State Peace and Development Council, Notification No. 33/2010, 20 August 2010" English translation
- "Map of Shan State" Myanmar's NET, showing district boundaries, last accessed 21 November 2010
- "Deadly Junta Shelling Forces Mass Exodus From Myanmar's Historic Mrauk-U, Rakhine". Irrawaddy. 25 December 2023.
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