Hopang Township

Hopang Township (Burmese: ဟိုပန်မြို့နယ်) is a township of the Wa Self-Administered Division in the Shan State of Burma. The principal town is Hopang. It is one of the 6 townships of Wa Self-Administered Division. It became part of Hopang District instead of Kunlong District in 2011.

Hopang
Township
Hopang
Coordinates: 23°25′0″N 98°45′0″E
Country Burma
StateShan State
Self-Administered DivisionWa
Elevation
1,532 ft (467 m)
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

The 3 main routes which link Hopang and other parts are 804 mile long Hopang-Lashio-Mandalay-Taunggyi-Mongpyin-Matman Road, the 343 mile long Hopang-Lashio-Tangyan-Panghsan-Matman Road and the 257 mile long Hopang-Mongmao-Panghsan-Matman Road.

Its total population before 1995 was 70,720 and Wa nationals were 24,024.

There are 3,713 acres of rubber plantation in 2007.

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