- Mong Hpayak
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Mong Hpayak Location in Burma Coordinates: 20°52′35″N 99°55′23″E / 20.87639°N 99.92306°ECoordinates: 20°52′35″N 99°55′23″E / 20.87639°N 99.92306°E Country Burma (Myanmar) Division Shan State Districts Mong Hpayak Township Mong Hpayak Government – Mayor Population – Religions Buddhism Time zone MST (UTC+6.30) WOEID 1017631 Mong Hpayak[1] (also Mong Hpyak, Mongphyat, Maingbyat, and Meng-pen-ma) is a town in Mong Hpayak District of Shan State of Burma (Myanmar). It is the principal town of and administrative center for both the district and Mong Hpayak Township. The town is located on the Tachilek–Kengtung paved road.[2] As of 2005[update], a paved road was under construction from Mong Hpayak east to Mong Yawng.[2]
Notes
- ^ "Möng Hpāyāk (Approved)" Mong Hpayak at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ a b "Road Construction in Shan State: A Lucrative Way to Turn Illegal Drug Profits into Legal Revenues" Undercurrents: Monitoring Development on Burma’s Mekong January 2005: pages 12-13
External links
- "Mong Hpayak Map — Satellite Images of Mong Hpayak" Maplandia World Gazetteer
Shan State Taunggyi District
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- Populated places in Shan State
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