Hopong Township

Township in Shan State, Burma
Hopong Township
ဟိုပုန်းမြို့နယ်
ဝေင်ꩻနယ်ႏဟိုပုံꩻ
Township
Location in Taunggyi district
Location in Taunggyi district
20°47′N 97°11′E / 20.783°N 97.183°E / 20.783; 97.183
Country Burma
StateShan State
DistrictTaunggyi District
CapitalHopong
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MST)

Hopong Township (Burmese: ဟိုပုန်းမြို့နယ်) (Pa'o Karen: ဝေင်ꩻနယ်ႏဟိုပုံꩻ) is a township of Taunggyi District in the Shan State of Myanmar. The principal town is Hopong, Pa'O Self-Administered Zone.

Hopong has many famous places, like Htam Sam Cave and Mway Taw Pagoda. Many visitors from different parts of the country enjoy going to Htam Sam Cave, which is not only a beauty spot for nature lovers, but also a place with numerous Buddha images which attract many Buddhist pilgrimages. Near the cave, moreover, free delicious vegetarian meal is served which is well worth enjoying. Mway Taw Pagoda is an impressive pagoda in the centre of the town which is the most significant religious site in Hopong.

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Shan State
Capital: Taunggyi
East Shan State
Kengtung District
Mong Hpayak District
Mong Hsat District
Tachileik District

North Shan State
Kyaukme District
Lashio District
Laukkaing District
see Kokang Self-Administered Zone
Mu Se District
Hopang District
see Wa Self-Administered Division
Matman District
see Wa Self-Administered Division
Mongmit District
Kokang Self-Administered Zone
Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone1
Wa Self-Administered Division
South Shan State
Langkho District
Loilen District
Taunggyi District
Danu Self-Administered Zone
Pa-O Self-Administered Zone
Main cities and towns
1 - also part of Kyaukme District; 2 - also part of Hopang District; 3 - also part of Matman District


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