Mong Ton District
Mong Ton Township
Mong Ton District မိုင်းတုံမြို့နယ် မိုင်းတုံခရိုင် | |
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Location in Shan State (in red) | |
| Coordinates: 20°18′N 98°56′E / 20.300°N 98.933°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| State | Shan State |
| District | Mong Ton District |
| Capital | Mong Ton |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,522.29 sq mi (6,532.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,648 ft (502 m) |
| Population (2023) | 69,709 |
| • Ethnicities | |
| • Religions | |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
Mong Ton Township (Burmese: မိုင်းတုံမြို့နယ်) is the only township in Mong Ton District (Burmese: မိုင်းတုံခရိုင်) and is the westernmost part of Eastern Shan State in Myanmar. The capital town is Mong Ton. It borders are Mong Pying Township to the north, Mong Hsat Township to the east, Mong Nai Township and Mong Pan Township to the west and Thailand to the south. Loi Hkilek mountain is located in the area.
The township has three towns- the principal town of Mong Ton as well as Ponparkyin and Mong Hta which have a total of 11 urban wards. The township also has 114 villages grouped into 16 village tracts. The township also includes Ponpaykyin Subtownship and Mong Hta Subtownship, unofficial divisions of the township used for administrative and statistical purposes.