Namhsan Township

For township in Southern Shan State, see Nansang Township, princely state, and Tawngpeng State.

Namhsan Township (Burmese: နမ့်ဆန်မြို့နယ်) is a township of the Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone^[2] in the Shan State of eastern Myanmar (Burma). The principal town and administrative seat is Namhsan.

Namhsan
Township
Location in Palaung SAZ (in red)
Coordinates: 22°57′0″N 97°9′0″E
Country	Myanmar
State	Shan State
Self-administered zone	Pa Laung
Area
• Total	1,502 km2 (580 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	1,625 m (5,332 ft)
Population  (2014)
• Total	72,204
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MMT)

Prior to August 2010, Kyaukme District included Namhsan Township and Mantong Township; and both of them were transferred that month to the newly created Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone.^[2][3]

To prevent confusion with Nansang Township in southern Shan State, it is sometimes disambiguated as Nan San (North) Township.^[4]