Wa Self-Administered Division

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Wa Self-Administered Division is an autonomous administrative region in northeastern Myanmar, predominantly inhabited by the Wa ethnic group and governed under a special self-administration arrangement.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division ⓘ
autonomous region ⓘ
self-administered division ⓘ
administrativeStatus self-administered division within Shan State ⓘ
associatedWith ethnic armed organization ⓘ
autonomyType self-administration arrangement ⓘ
borderWith China ⓘ
Yunnan Province ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Myanmar ⓘ
deFactoControl United Wa State Army ⓘ
United Wa State Party ⓘ
establishedUnder 2008 Myanmar constitutional framework ⓘ
ethnicComposition includes other ethnic minorities ⓘ
predominantly Wa ⓘ
ethnicGroup Wa ⓘ
ethnicMajority Wa people ⓘ
formerName Panghsang region ⓘ
geopoliticalStatus de facto autonomous from central government in many areas ⓘ
governance self-administered division leading body ⓘ
governingBody Wa Self-Administered Division Leading Body ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Wa Self-Administered Area ⓘ
Wa Self-Administered Zone ⓘ
Wa Special Region 2 ⓘ
hasBorder China–Myanmar border ⓘ
hasDeFactoCapital Pangkham ⓘ
hasEthnicArmedGroup United Wa State Army ⓘ
hasEthnicAutonomy yes ⓘ
hasFeature limited central government presence ⓘ
remote terrain ⓘ
hasOfficialStatus self-administered area ⓘ
hasSecurityForce United Wa State Army ⓘ
isMinorityRegion yes ⓘ
legalBasis 2008 Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ
locatedIn Shan State ⓘ
northeastern Myanmar ⓘ
partOf Republic of the Union of Myanmar ⓘ
linked to: Myanmar
politicalOrganization United Wa State Party ⓘ
politicalSystem one-party dominant system under UWSP ⓘ
primaryLanguage Wa language ⓘ
recognizedBy Government of Myanmar ⓘ
region Eastern Shan State ⓘ
linked to: Shan State
regionType mountainous border region ⓘ
secondaryLanguage Burmese ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
subdivisionOf Myanmar administrative structure ⓘ
Shan State ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wa language (Austroasiatic) → isSpokenIn → Wa Self-Administered Division ⓘ
Shan State → selfAdministeredZone → Wa Self-Administered Division ⓘ
2008 Constitution of Myanmar → recognizesAdministrativeUnits → Self‑Administered Divisions ⓘ
linked to: Wa Self-Administered Division
Wa people → residence → Wa Self-Administered Division ⓘ
Wa people → autonomousRegion → Wa Self-Administered Division ⓘ
Wa Self-Administered Division → governingBody → Wa Self-Administered Division Leading Body ⓘ
linked to: Wa Self-Administered Division