Wa Self-Administered Division

The Wa Self-Administered Division (Burmese: ဝ ကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရ တိုင်း [wa̰ kòbàɪɰ̃ ʔoʊʔtɕʰoʊʔ kʰwɪ̰ɰ̃ja̰ táɪɰ̃]; Chinese: 佤自治州; Wade–Giles: Wa Tzŭ-chih-chou) is an autonomous, self-administered division of Myanmar. Its official name was announced by decree on 20 August 2010.^[3]

Wa Self-Administered Division ဝ ကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရ တိုင်း
Self-administered division
Location in Shan State
Coordinates: 22°10′00″N 99°10′00″E
Country	Myanmar
State	Shan State
Created	20 August 2010
De facto ceased	January 2024[1]
Capital	Hopang
Government
• Chairman of the Leading Body	vacant
Area
• Total	12,433 km2 (4,800 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	524 m (1,719 ft)
Population
• Total	558,000
Demonym	Wa
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MMT)

Myanmar's government declared the area to be administered by the Wa people, under the official name Wa Special Region 2. Its territory is entirely under the control of the de facto independent Wa State.^[4] Hopang and Pan Lon were directly controlled by the Tatmadaw until their transfer to Wa State in January 2024.^[1][5]

Administrative divisions

The Wa Self-administered Division is the only self-administered division of Myanmar. It exists at an administrative level half-a-step below that of states, regions and the union territory as it is part of the first-order administrative division of Shan State, but itself contains two second-order administrative divisions with Hopang District and Matman District..^[6]

As stipulated by the 2008 constitution, the administrative region consisted of the following townships in Shan State:^[7]

• Hopang District
  • Hopang Township
    • Namtit Subtownship
    • Panlong Subtownship
  • Mongmao Township
  • Pangwaun Township (Panwai)
• Matman District
  • Matman Township (Metman)
  • Namphan Township (Nahpan)
  • Pangsang Township (Pangkham)
    • Man Kan Subtownship

Leadership

• Khun Tun Lu (30 Mar 2011 – 1 Feb 2021)
• Nyi Nat (2 Feb 2021 – Jan 2024^[1])

See also

• Wa States