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Hopong

Coordinates: 20°47′0″N 97°11′0″E / 20.78333°N 97.18333°E / 20.78333; 97.18333
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Hopong
Town
Hopong is located in Myanmar
Hopong
Hopong
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 20°47′0″N 97°11′0″E / 20.78333°N 97.18333°E / 20.78333; 97.18333
Country Myanmar
State Shan State
DistrictsTaunggyi District
TownshipHopong Township
Elevation
3,541 ft (1,079 m)
Population
 (2005)
 • Religions
Buddhism
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Hopong (Burmese: ဟိုပုန်းမြို့, (Pa'o Karen: ဝေင်ꩻဟိုပုံꩻlisten) is a town in the Shan State of eastern Burma. Hopong is the capital of Pa'O Self-Administered Zone. It is located in Hopong Township in Taunggyi District.

Hopong has some locally known places, like Htam Sam Cave and Mway Taw Pagoda.[citation needed]

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