Kunlong District
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Kunlong District is a district
District
Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.-Austria:...

 of the Shan State
Shan State
Shan State is a state of Burma . Shan State borders China to the north, Laos to the east, and Thailand to the south, and five administrative divisions of Burma in the west. Largest of the 14 administrative divisions by land area, Shan State covers 155,800 km², almost a quarter of the total...

 in Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....

. It consists of 2 towns and 458 villages. The main road of the District, Hsenwi-Kunlong-Chinshwehaw road, is 66 miles long.

Townships

The district contains the following township
Township
The word township is used to refer to different kinds of settlements in different countries. Township is generally associated with an urban area. However there are many exceptions to this rule. In Australia, the United States, and Canada, they may be settlements too small to be considered urban...

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  • Kunlong Township
    Kunlong Township
    Kunlong Township is a township of Kunlong District in the Shan State of Burma. The principal town is Kunlong....

  • Hopang Township
    Hopang Township
    Hopang Township is a township of Kunlong District in the Shan State of Burma. The principal town is Hopang. It is one of the 6 townships of Wa Self-Administered Division...



Hopang Township became part of Hopang District
Hopang District
Hopang District is a district of Shan State, Myanmar. It was set up in 2011 and consists of following townships.*Hopang Township*Mongmao Township*Pangwaun Township*Namphan Township*Pangsang Township*Metman Township*Panlong Subtownship*Namtit Subtownship...

and not under the Kunlong District since September 2011.
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