Mantong Township
Mantong | |
|---|---|
Location in Palaung SAZ (in red) | |
| Coordinates: 23°15′0″N 97°7′0″E / 23.25000°N 97.11667°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| State | Shan State |
| Self-administered zone | Pa Laung (de jure) |
| Area | |
• Total | 975.75 sq mi (2,527.18 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,121 ft (1,256 m) |
| Population (2019) | 35,916 |
| • Ethnicities | |
| • Religions | Buddhism |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
Mantong Township ((Burmese: မန်တုံမြို့နယ်); also known as Manton Township and Mantung Township) is a township of the Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone in the Shan State of eastern Myanmar. The principal town and administrative seat is Mantong.
Prior to August 2010, Kyaukme District included both Mantong Township and Namhsan Township; and both of them were transferred that month to the newly created Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone.
It was reported that the town was captured by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army on 23 December 2023