Pa'O Self-Administered Zone (Redirected from Pa-O Self-Administered Zone)

Pa-O Self-Administered Zone
ပအိုဝ်းကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရဒေသ
ပအိုဝ်ႏနမ်းပဲင်ႏအိုပ်ချုတ်ခွင်ꩻလꩻဒေႏသ
Headquarters of the Leading Body
Headquarters of the Leading Body
Flag of Pa-O Self-Administered Zone
Location in Shan State
Location in Shan State
Country Myanmar
StateShan State
No. of Townships3
CapitalHopong
Elevation1,079 m (3,541 ft)
Population
 • Total380,427
DemonymPa'O
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMT)

The Pa'O Self-Administered Zone (Burmese: ပအိုဝ်းကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရဒေသ [pəʔo̰ kòbàɪɰ̃ ʔoʊʔtɕʰoʊʔ kʰwɪ̰ɰ̃ja̰ dèθa̰]), also abbreviated as Pa'O SAZ, as stipulated by the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar, is a self-administered zone consisting of three townships in Shan State.

History

Pa'O SAZ's official name was announced by decree on 20 August 2010.

In the wake of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état and ensuing civil war, Pa'O youths, like many throughout the country, formed and joined resistance forces like the Pa-O National Defence Force, in opposition to military rule.

On 24 February 2023, fighting began in Pinlaung Township, forcing more than 5,000 villagers to flee, including most villagers from Namneng. On 11 March 2023, the village of Namneng became the site of the Pinlaung massacre, during which Myanmar Army troops killed at least 30 civilians, including 3 Buddhist monks.

Government and politics

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

Headquarters of the Leading Body at Hopong

Administrative divisions

The Zone is divided into three townships:

townships of Pa'O SAZ


The three townships are administratively part of Taunggyi District.

20°47′39″N 97°10′24″E / 20.79417°N 97.17333°E / 20.79417; 97.17333


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