Wa Self-Administered Division
Wa Self-Administered Division
ဝ ကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရ တိုင်း | |
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Location in Shan State | |
| Coordinates: 21°55′00″N 98°50′00″E / 21.91667°N 98.83333°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| State | Shan State |
| Created | 20 August 2010 |
| De facto ceased | January 2024 |
| Capital | Matman |
| Government | |
| • Chairman of the Leading Body | vacant |
| Area | |
• Total | 12,433 km2 (4,800 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 524 m (1,719 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 558,000 |
| Demonym | Wa |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
The Wa Self-Administered Division (Burmese: ဝ ကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရ တိုင်း [wa̰ kòbàɪɰ̃ ʔoʊʔtɕʰoʊʔ kʰwɪ̰ɰ̃ja̰ táɪɰ̃]; Chinese: 佤自治州; Wade–Giles: Wa Tzŭ-chih-chou) is an autonomous, self-administered division of Myanmar. Its official name was announced by decree on 20 August 2010.
Myanmar's government declared the area to be administered by the Wa people, under the official name Wa Special Region 2. Its territory is partly under the control of the de facto independent Wa State. Hopang and Pan Lon were directly controlled by the Tatmadaw until their transfer to Wa State in January 2024.