Pangkham

Pangkham (; ; Parauk: ), known before 1999 as Panghsang (Parauk: , ), is a border town in Myanmar's far eastern Shan State. It is situated at a bend on the Hka River near the border with Yunnan Province, China, opposite of the town of Menglian. Pangkham is the main town of Pangsang Township of Matman District of Shan State.

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Settlement.official_name: Pangkham
Settlement.other_name: Panghsang
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map: Myanmar
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Myanmar
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Division
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Wa State (de facto)Shan State (de jure)
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Self-Administered Division (de jure)
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Wa Self-Administered Division (de jure)
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Special District (de facto)District (de jure)
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Bangkum Special District (de facto)Matman District (de jure)
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of: 2002
Settlement.population_blank1: Wa, Shan, Han Chinese
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_total: 15,000

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It has hotels, shops, a supermarket, karaoke bars, a bowling alley, and a 24-hour casino. There is a thriving night life centered on the casino. Food in Pangkham is mostly imported from China. The cars, mainly Land Rovers, Land Cruisers and foreign pick-ups, have been smuggled in from Thailand.