Möng Pu

Möng Pu
Möng Pu
	Town
	Möng Pu Location in Burma
	Coordinates: 20°54′00″N 98°45′00″E
Country	Burma
State	Shan State
District	Mongsat District
Township	Mong Ping Township
Elevation [1]	485 m (1,591 ft)
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)

Möng Pu or Mong Pu is a village in Mong Ping Township, Mongsat District, Shan State, eastern Myanmar.[2]

Geography

Mong Pu lies in a small valley surrounded by mountains. Loi San mountain is located about 2 km to the southeast of the town, overlooking the Möng Pu valley.[3]

History

Mongpu State (Möngpu, where Mong is equivalent to Thai Mueang) was one of the Shan States. It was a tributary state of Kengtung State. The capital of Mongpu State and the residence of its ruler was the town of Mong Pu, which is this town.[4][5]

References

GoogleEarth
"Möng Pu". Mapcarta. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
"Loi San". Mapcarta. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
"Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 15, p. 200". Retrieved 27 May 2016.
Sir Charles Crosthwaite "The pacification of Burma"

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[1] GoogleEarth

[2] "Möng Pu". Mapcarta. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

[mapcarta-3] "Loi San". Mapcarta. Retrieved 28 May 2016.

[4] "Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 15, p. 200". Retrieved 27 May 2016.

[5] Sir Charles Crosthwaite "The pacification of Burma"