Pa'O Self-Administered Zone

The Pa'O Self-Administered Zone (Burmese: ပအိုဝ်းကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရဒေသ [pəʔo̰ kòbàɪɴ ʔoʊʔtɕʰoʊʔ kʰwɪ̰ɴja̰ dèθa̰]), as stipulated by the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar, is a self-administered zone consisting of three townships in Shan State. [2][3] Its official name was announced by decree on 20 August 2010.[4]

Pa-O Self-Administered Zone

ပအိုဝ်းကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရဒေသ
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Country Myanmar
StateShan State
No. of Townships3
Population
  Total380,427[1]
Demonym(s)Pa'O
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMT)

Government and politics

The zone is currently under the de facto control of the Pa-O National Organisation.

Administrative divisions

The Zone is divided into three townships:

The three townships are administratively part of Taunggyi District.

References

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