Wa State
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unrecognized state of the ethnic Wa peoples located within Myanmar
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Its subject is documented across 35 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Status
- Autonomous self-governing polity ( de jure ) , Independent state ( de facto )
- Capital
- Pangkham , 22°10′N 99°11′E / 22.167°N 99.183°E / 22.167; 99.183
- Largest city
- Mong Pawk
- Official languages
- Standard Chinese , Wa , Burmese
- Recognised national languages
- Wa
- Recognised regional languages
- Southwestern Mandarin Dai
- Working language
- Standard Chinese
- Ethnic groups
- Wa , Hui ( Panthay ), Han Chinese , Dai , Lahu , Akha , and others
- Government
- Maoist communist state
- President
- Bao Youxiang
- Vice president
- Zhao Guo-an, Lau Yaku
- Chairman of wppcc
- Zhao Ai Dao
- Formation of the uwsp and uwsa
- 17 April 1989
- Ceasefire between the uwsa and the tatma
- 9 May 1989
- Creation of the wa self administered div
- 20 August 2010
- Total
- 30,000 km (12,000 sq mi)
- Estimate
- ~758,000 (total) 558,000 (northern area) 200,000 (southern area)
- Density
- 32.8/km (85.0/sq mi)
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- 佤邦
- Dialing code
- +66 (0)53
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- inception
- 1989-04-17
- native label
- 佤邦
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Encyclopedic overview
Wa State is a de facto independent state and de jure self-governing region in Myanmar that has its own political system, administrative divisions and army. While the Wa State government recognises Myanmar's sovereignty over all of its territory, this does not include allegiance to any specific government. The 2008 Constitution of Myanmar officially recognises the northern part of Wa State as the Wa Self-Administered Division of Shan State. It is run as a de facto communist state ruled by the United Wa State Party (UWSP), which split from the Communist Party of Burma (CPB) in 1989. Wa State is divided into three counties, two special districts, and one economic development zone. The administrative capital is Pangkham, formerly known as Pangsang. The name Wa is derived from the Wa ethnic group, who speak an Austroasiatic language.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wa State” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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