Mong Maoe Township (Parauk: ; , ) is officially Mong Maw Township ()), locally known as Moeknu (Wa: Mōuig Nū), is a township of Hopang District of Shan State.Map of Shan State Prior to 2011, it belonged to Lashio District.Page 10 Column 3 Its principal town is Mongmao.
History Its population before 1995 was 77,378 and Wa people were 59,105 out of them."Self-administered areas and zones"
Ministers, Ambassadors and UN Resident representatives made a tour in January 2004 and they were told in a presentation that there was no poppy fields in Wa area including Mongmao. Rubber, orange, lychee and tea are grown as poppy substitute.
Mongmao Constituency for People Assembly was canceled in General Election 2010.Facts/Constituencies/Peoples Assembly/Shan State.php Peoples Assembly Paung Nap from Wa Democratic Party is elected for National Assembly seat allocated for Hopang, Mongmao, Pangwaun, Namphan, Matman and Pangsang Township.Facts/Constituencies/National Assembly/Shan State.php National Assembly
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