Mong Yawng ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းယွင်း
Township
Location in Tachileik district
Mong Yawng Location in Burma
Coordinates: 21°11′0″N 100°22′0″E / 21.18333°N 100.36667°E / 21.18333; 100.36667
Country	Burma
Region	Shan State
District	Tachileik District
Population
• Ethnicities	Shan
• Religions	Theravada Buddhism
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)

Mong Yawng Township (Shan: ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းယွင်း, Burmese: မိုင်းယောင်းမြို့နယ်) is a township of Tachileik District (formerly part of Mong Hpayak District) in the Shan State of Myanmar. The main town is Mong Yawng.

History

Mongyawng State (Möngyawng) was one of the Shan States, largely inhabited by Wa people. It was annexed by Kengtung State in 1815. The capital was the town of Mong Yawng.^[1][2]