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Wan Kawngkang Destination Guide

Touring Wan Kawngkang in Myanmar

Wan Kawngkang in the region of Shan is a city located in Myanmar - some 246 mi or ( 396 km ) North-East of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital city .

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Time in Wan Kawngkang is now 06:37 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Rangoon " with a UTC offset of 6.5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Lampang, Chiang Mai, Mengsuo, Menglang, and Mengdong. Being here already, consider visiting Lampang . Check out our recommendations for Wan Kawngkang ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Wa State

Wa State is an unrecognised state in Burma (Myanmar) and is currently subsumed under the official Wa Special Region 2 of the Northern Shan State. The administrative capital is Pangkham (Chinese: 邦康; pinyin: Bāngkāng, formerly known as Panghsang, 邦桑). The name Wa derives from an ethnic group, who speaks a language in the Austroasiatic family of languages. Wa State has a population of an estimated 558,000. Wa State is an undefined area that encloses eastern Shan State.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 22.17 99.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Chinese-speaking countries and territories, Geography of Burma, Secession in Burma, States and territories established in 1989, Unrecognized or largely unrecognized states

Pangkham

Pangkham, formerly known as Pangsang, Panghsang before 1999, is a town in far eastern Shan State of Myanmar (Burma). It is situated on River Nam Hka near the border with Yunnan Province, China. It is opposite of Meng Lian, a China town of Yunnan Province. It is the de facto capital of Wa State, officially designated as Special Region No. 2, while Hopang is its capital assigned by Myanmar government.

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Located at 22.17 99.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Burma–China border crossings, History of Yunnan, Populated places in Shan State