Wa Self-Administered Division

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Wa Self-Administered Division is an autonomous administrative region in northeastern Myanmar, predominantly inhabited by the Wa ethnic group and governed under a special self-administration arrangement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
autonomous region
self-administered division
administrativeStatus self-administered division within Shan State
associatedWith ethnic armed organization
autonomyType self-administration arrangement
borderWith China
Yunnan Province
continent Asia
country Myanmar
deFactoControl United Wa State Army
United Wa State Party
establishedUnder 2008 Myanmar constitutional framework
ethnicComposition includes other ethnic minorities
predominantly Wa
ethnicGroup Wa
ethnicMajority Wa people
formerName Panghsang region
geopoliticalStatus de facto autonomous from central government in many areas
governance self-administered division leading body
governingBody Wa Self-Administered Division Leading Body
hasAlternativeName Wa Self-Administered Area
Wa Self-Administered Zone
Wa Special Region 2
hasBorder China–Myanmar border
hasDeFactoCapital Pangkham
hasEthnicArmedGroup United Wa State Army
hasEthnicAutonomy yes
hasFeature limited central government presence
remote terrain
hasOfficialStatus self-administered area
hasSecurityForce United Wa State Army
isMinorityRegion yes
legalBasis 2008 Constitution of Myanmar
locatedIn Shan State
northeastern Myanmar
partOf Republic of the Union of Myanmar
linked to: Myanmar
politicalOrganization United Wa State Party
politicalSystem one-party dominant system under UWSP
primaryLanguage Wa language
recognizedBy Government of Myanmar
region Eastern Shan State
linked to: Shan State
regionType mountainous border region
secondaryLanguage Burmese
Chinese
subdivisionOf Myanmar administrative structure
Shan State

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Wa language (Austroasiatic) isSpokenIn Wa Self-Administered Division
Shan State selfAdministeredZone Wa Self-Administered Division
2008 Constitution of Myanmar recognizesAdministrativeUnits Self‑Administered Divisions
linked to: Wa Self-Administered Division
Wa people residence Wa Self-Administered Division
Wa people autonomousRegion Wa Self-Administered Division
Wa Self-Administered Division governingBody Wa Self-Administered Division Leading Body
linked to: Wa Self-Administered Division