Mong Maoe Township (Parauk: Meung Mau;[2]Shan: ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းမႂ်ႇ, romanized: tsāaewéng Moeng Hmaue, lit. 'township of New Territories', Burmese: မိုင်းမောမြို့နယ်, Chinese: 勐冒县), locally known as Moeknu (Wa: Mōuig Nū), is a township of Hopang District of Shan State.[3] Prior to 2011, it belonged to Lashio District.[4] Its principal town is Mongmao.
History
Its population before 1995 was 77,378 and Wa people were 59,105 out of them.[5]
Ministers, Ambassadors and UN Resident representatives made a tour in January 2004 and they were told in a presentation that there was no poppy fields in Wa area including Mongmao.[6] Rubber, orange, lychee and tea are grown as poppy substitute.[7]
Mongmao Constituency for People Assembly was canceled in General Election 2010.[8] Paung Nap from Wa Democratic Party is elected for National Assembly seat allocated for Hopang, Mongmao, Pangwaun, Namphan, Matman and Pangsang Township.[9]
