Pa-O Self-Administered Zone

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The Pa-O Self-Administered Zone is an autonomous administrative area in eastern Myanmar inhabited primarily by the Pa-O ethnic group and governed under special provisions of the country’s constitution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
autonomous area
self-administered zone
alsoKnownAs Pa-O Self-Administered Area
Pa-O Self-Administered Region
borderedBy other parts of Shan State
composedOfTownship Hopong Township
Hsi Hseng Township
Pinlaung Township
constitutionalCategory Self-Administered Zone
country Myanmar
dominantCulture Pa-O culture
dominantEthnicGroup Pa-O
linked to: Pa-O people
establishedAs self-administered zone
establishedBy 2008 Constitution of Myanmar
ethnicAutonomyFor Pa-O people
ethnicGroup Pa-O
linked to: Pa-O people
ethnicMinorityRegionOf Myanmar
governanceStructureDefinedIn Schedule Two of the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar
governedUnder Constitution of Myanmar
hasAdministrativeCenter Hopong
hasAutonomyIn cultural affairs
development affairs
local administration
hasCapital Hopong
hasDeFactoLocalAuthority Pa-O Self-Administered Zone Leading Body
hasLocalEthnicOrganizationInfluence Pa-O National Army
Pa-O National Organization
hasLocalExecutiveBody Leading Body of the Pa-O Self-Administered Zone
hasLocalLegislativeBody Leading Body of the Pa-O Self-Administered Zone
hasSpecialStatusUnder 2008 Constitution of Myanmar
inhabitedPrimarilyBy Pa-O people
legalStatus self-administered zone under the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar
locatedIn Shan State
eastern Myanmar
majorityLanguage Pa-O language
linked to: Pa’O language
majorityReligion Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada
nationalLanguageUsed Burmese
numberOfTownships 3
partOf Republic of the Union of Myanmar
linked to: Myanmar

Shan State administrative structure
primaryEconomicActivities agriculture
tea cultivation
vegetable farming
regionType self-administered zone
timeZone Myanmar Standard Time
utcOffset +6:30

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Shan State selfAdministeredZone Pa-O Self-Administered Zone
Pa'O people administrativeArea Pa-O Self-Administered Zone
Pa-O people selfAdministeredArea Pa-O Self-Administered Zone
Pa-O Self-Administered Zone alsoKnownAs Pa-O Self-Administered Area
linked to: Pa-O Self-Administered Zone
Danu Self-Administered Zone neighboringRegion Pa-O Self-Administered Zone