Shan State is a state located in Myanmar (Burma), which takes its name from the Shan people, the majority ethnic group in the Shan State. Shan State has 52 districts. Its capital is Taunggyi. File links The following pages link to this file: Shan State Categories: GFDL images ... Burma is divided into 7 states and 7 divisions Categories: Myanmar ... The Shan are an ethnic group of Southeast Asia. ... Taunggyi (Burmese: ), is the capital of Shan State, Myanmar. ...
Pretender of Shan State is HRH Sao Hpone Htoo A Pretender is a claimant to an abolished or already occupied throne. ... HRH Sao Hpone Htoo HRH Sao Hpone Htoo, Pretender of Shan, Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Kanbawza, Order of the Rising Sun, was born in Yangon in february 1984. ...
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External links
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation article on Shan
Location: ShanState, lying in the eastern sector of the country is situated between latitude 19° 00' and 22° 15' north and 96° 26' and 98° 4 7' east longitudes.
Pa-O nationals are seen in the south of the State, Kachin and Lisu (Lishaw) in the north, Kokang in Kokang region, Wa (Lwela) in Hopang Township on the east of Thanlwin River and Eikaw (Arkha) and Lahu in Kengtung region.
ShanState is formed with 54 townships and 193 wards and village-tracts.
ShanState borders China to the north, Laos to the east, and Thailand to the south.
ShanState is part of the Golden Triangle, an area in which much of the world's opium and heroin are illegally produced.
ShanState's autonomy was further eroded by increased centralisation of the Burmese government following the Constitution of 1974 promulgated by the ruling Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP).
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