Panglong, Southern Shan State

This article is about the town in Southern Shan State. For the town in Wa State, see Panlong Subtownship. For the mining town, see Panglong, Northern Shan State.

Panglong (Shan: ပၢင်လူင်, Paang⁰long⁰, /pɑːŋloŋ/), offiically Pinlon (ပင်လုံ, /pɪ̀ɴlòʊɴ/) is a town in Loilem Township of Loilem District, southern Shan State, Myanmar (Burma). The town is also home to Panglong University and is the largest town in Loilem Township. The Town is subdivded into 4 wards, each simply numbered one to four. Ward Two has the most people at 14,563 people. Buddhism is the largest religion, professed by 95.7% of residents.^[2]

Panglong ပင်လုံ ပၢင်လူင်
Town
Pinlon
Panglong Independence Monument
Panglong Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 20°59′30″N 97°31′15″E
Country	Myanmar
Division	Shan
District	Loilem District
Township	Loilem Township
Area
• Total	7.87 sq mi (20.4 km2)
Elevation [1]	4,482 ft (1,366 m)
Population  (2023)[2]
• Total	31,964
• Religions	Buddhism Christianity
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MMT)

History

Since 1957, Panglong has served as the headquarters of the Shan monastic education under the administration of the Shan State Sangha Council, with its main base at Wat Pitakat. The Shan State Sangha Councial is also responsible for the project of translating the Buddhist canonical texts, tipitaka, into the Shan language. The project was founded and sponsored by Sao Shwe Thaike, the Saopha (ruling prince) of Yawnghwe State and the first president of the Union of Burma (now Myanmar).

This town was the site where the Panglong Agreement took place during the Panglong Conference.

Just over a mile to the north of the town, there are two important places. One is the Panglong University. And, the other one is the Nang Kin Pu Pagoda, which has historical link with a myth of Nang Kin Pu or the Crab Eating Lady, with archaeological sites surrounding the area connected to the story.