It is the biggest settlement of the eastern central area of the Shan State in Myanmar with 26,060 people in 2019.

[3] The townships and towns included in Namsang District are as follows Most people are Buddhist.

There is chauvinism for few people (Burmese, Paoh, Yinn, Ta'ang, Lahu, Lisu, etc).

Temperatures are warm throughout the year; the winter months (December–February) are milder but the nights can be quite cool.

[8] The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Namsang Township had a population of 72,098.