Palaung Self-Administered Zone

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The Palaung Self-Administered Zone is an autonomous administrative area in Myanmar designated for the Palaung (Ta'ang) ethnic group within Shan State.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
autonomous area
self-administered zone
administrativeLevel sub-state division
administrativeStatus self-administered zone under the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar
borderingAdministrativeUnit other parts of Shan State
continent Asia
country Myanmar
createdBy 2008 Constitution of Myanmar
ethnicAutonomyFor Palaung people
Ta'ang people
linked to: Palaung people
ethnicGroupDesignatedFor Palaung people
Ta'ang people
linked to: Palaung people
ethnicMinorityRegionOf Myanmar
governedBy Leading Body of the Palaung Self-Administered Zone
governmentType self-administration within a state
hasCapital Namhsan
hasDeFactoLanguage Burmese language
linked to: Burmese

Palaung language
Shan language
includesTownship Mantong Township
Namhsan Township
isOneOf self-administered zones of Myanmar
legalBasis Schedule Two of the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar
locatedIn Shan State
eastern Myanmar
locatedInMountainRange Shan Hills
majorEconomicActivity subsistence agriculture
tea cultivation
majorEthnicGroup Palaung people
Ta'ang people
linked to: Palaung people
officialLanguage Burmese
partOf Republic of the Union of Myanmar
linked to: Myanmar

Shan State
regionType ethnic self-administered area
sovereignState Myanmar
timeZone Myanmar Standard Time
utcOffset +6:30

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Shan State selfAdministeredZone Palaung Self-Administered Zone
Palaung Self-Administered Zone governedBy Leading Body of the Palaung Self-Administered Zone
linked to: Palaung Self-Administered Zone