Tawngpeng

Tawngpeng (Loi Lung in Shan; Taungbaing in Burmese [1]) is a district in Burma. The capital of Tawngpeng is at Namhsan.

This article is about the district. For the princely state, see Tawngpeng State.
Tawngpeng
District
Tawngpeng
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 22°57′54″N 97°9′48″E
CountryBurma
DivisionShan State
Population
 (2005)
 • 
Palaung
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Tawngpeng is a center for tea production in the Shan States.[2]

History

Tawngpeng State was a Palaung state in the Northern Shan States prior to the de-recognition of independent Shan States by the military government of Burma in 1962.

References
  1. Collis, Maurice (1938). Lords of the Sunset: A Tour in the Shan States. Dodd, Mead & Company.
  2. "Shan History". BurmaLibrary.org. Retrieved 2008-01-29.


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