Hopang Township

Hopang Township (Burmese: ဟိုပန်မြို့နယ်) also called Ho Pang County (Chinese: 富邦县, Parauk: Kaung Ho Pang)) is a township of the Wa Self-Administered Division in the Shan State of Myanmar (Burma). The principal town is Hopang. It is one of the 6 townships of Wa Self-Administered Division.^[3] It became part of Hopang District instead of Kunlong District in 2011.^[4]

Hopang ဟိုပန်မြို့နယ်
Township
Hopang Township in the Wa Self-administered Division
Coordinates: 23°25′0″N 98°45′0″E
Country	Myanmar
State	Shan State
Division	Wa Self-Administered Division
District	Hopang District
Government
• County Magistrate	Li Sai Rong (李赛茸)[citation needed] (United Wa State Party)
Area
• Total	556.64 sq mi (1,441.7 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,532 ft (467 m)
Population  (2023)[2]	44,359
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MMT)

The township has 3 towns which have 23 urban wards as well as 309 villages grouped into 54 village tracts.^[2]

History

Hopang and Pan Lon were originally^{[as of?]} under the de facto control of Myanmar's Wa Self-Administered Division.

In early January 2024, control was transferred to the Wa State.^[5][6]. On 10 June, the Central Committee of the United Wa State Party issued the "Decision on Establishing Ho Pang County in the Wa State", resolving to establish Ho Pang County. It placed the two districts of Hopang and Panlong, newly taken over in early January, along with the Nang Teung Special District and the Nawi District of Mengmau County, under the jurisdiction of Ho Pang County. Following the establishment of the Ho Pang County Government, the former Ho Pang Region Provisional Administrative Committee was immediately dissolved. From 11 June onwards, the Wa State News Agency's publication Wa State News began using the designation "Ho Pang County" in its reporting on Ho Pang-related matters^[7].

The Wa State subdivdes Hopang Township into four districts: Ho Pang, Pan Lon, Nang Teung and Navi. These are not to be confused with Hopang District, which encompasses the entire township and more.^{[citation needed]}

Economy and Transport

There are 3,713 acres of rubber plantation in 2007.^[8]

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.^[9]

Demographics

Its total population before 1995 was 70,720 and Wa nationals were 24,024.^[10]