Mantong, Myanmar

Mantong (Burmese: မန်တုံမြို့)is the principal town of Mantong Township, one of the two townships in the Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone.

The town is 16 miles (26 km) from Bawdwin Mine in Namtu Township.

The town is in a mountainous area and lies east of the Shweli River, close to the Kokang Self-Administered Zone.

[2] During the current Myanmar civil war in December 2023, the town was the last State Administration Council-controlled territory in the Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone to be captured by the Ta'ang National Liberation Army during Operation 1027.

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