Aungban

Aungban

အောင်ပန်းမြို့
Aungban အောင်ပန်းမြို့
Town
	A view of Aungban
	Aungban Location of Aungban, Myanmar Aungban Aungban (Asia)
	Coordinates: 20°40′0″N 96°38′0″E / 20.66667°N 96.63333°E
Country	Myanmar
State	Shan State
Districts	Kalaw District
Township	Kalaw Township
Founded	17-April-1913
Incorporated	30-August-1973
Area
• Total	2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2)
Elevation	4,219 ft (1,286 m)
Population (September 2018)
• Total	30,515
• Rank	49th in Myanmar
• Density	13,000/sq mi (4,900/km2)
• Ethnic groups	List of ethnicities Bamar (49.23%); Danu (22.66%); Pa-O (13.44%); Taungyo (5.89%) ; Shan (1.25%); Intha (1.13%); Kayin (0.22%) ; Mon (0.17%); Rakhine (0.14%); Chin (0.11%) ; Kayah (0.04)%; Dawei (0.04%); Kachin (0.03%) ; Burmese Chinese ; Burmese Indians; Burmese Gurkha ;
• Religions	List of religions Theravada Buddhism (96.2%); Islam (2.53%) ; Christianity (1.12%); Hinduism (0.15%) ;
Demonym	Aungbanese
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)
Postal code	06022
Area code	081, 082
Vehicle registration	SHN
Climate	Humid subtropical (Cwa)

Aungban (Burmese: အောင်ပန်းမြို့) (Pa'o Karen: ဝေင်ꩻအောင်ႏဗန်း) is a major trading town in the southern Shan State of Myanmar that supplies agricultural yield to the rest of the country. It is located in Kalaw Township which is part of Kalaw District. It lies on the Thazi-Kyaingtong road at an elevation of 4,219 feet (1,286 m) above sea level.

As of September 2019, its recorded population was 30,515. Due to its location in agricultural villages, it is considered a junction town. The majority of agricultural products, mainly potato, garlic, ginger, cabbage, tomato, cauliflower, avocado, orange, and tea-leaves, are collected from nearby towns and villages by traders and distributed to other parts of the country, especially Yangon, Mandalay, Naypyitaw, Nyaung U, Tachileik, Kayin and Mon.