Tangyan Township

Tangyan Township is a township of Tangyan District in northern of eastern Burma. The principal town is Tangyan. Tangyan emerged as an important centre for Panthay people in the mid-20th century, especially after the destruction of Panglong during World War II.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality with 128,000 residents
  • Description: township in Shan State, Burma
  • Also known as: “Tangyan township”

Tangyan Township

Latitude
22.4972° or 22° 29′ 50″ north
Longitude
98.3905° or 98° 23′ 26″ east
Population
128,000
Elevation
3,094 feet (943 metres)
Open location code
7MJWF9WR+V6
Geo­Names ID
11154293
Wiki­data ID
Q7683188
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Swedish—“Tangyan Township” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “တန့်ယန်း”
  • Burmese: “တန့်ယန်းမြို့နယ်”
  • Chinese: “当阳镇区”
  • Japanese: “タンヤン郡区”
  • Pa'o Karen: “ဝေင်ꩻနယ်ႏတန်းယန်း”
  • Portuguese: “Tangyan (município)”
  • Portuguese: “Tangyan”
  • Shan: “ၸႄႈဝဵင်းတၢင်ႉယၢၼ်း”
  • Shan: “တၢင်ႉယၢၼ်း”
  • Swedish: “Tangyan”

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