Mong Maoe Township (Parauk: Meung Mau;^[2] Shan: ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းမႂ်ႇ, romanized: tsāaewéng Moeng Hmaue, lit. 'township of New Territories', Burmese: မိုင်းမောမြို့နယ်, Chinese: 勐冒县), locally known as Moeknu (Wa: Mōuig Nū), is a township of Hopang District of Shan State.^[3] Prior to 2011, it belonged to Lashio District.^[4] Its principal town is Mongmao.

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Mongmaoe Meung Mau • ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းမႂ်ႇ • 勐冒
Township
Mongmaoe
Coordinates: 22°58′0″N 98°58′0″E
Country	Myanmar (de jure)  Wa State (de facto)
State	Shan State
Self-Administered Division	Wa
Elevation [1]	4,820 ft (1,470 m)
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MMT)

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Its population before 1995 was 77,378 and Wa people were 59,105 out of them.^[5]

Ministers, Ambassadors and UN Resident representatives made a tour in January 2004 and they were told in a presentation that there was no poppy fields in Wa area including Mongmao.^[6] Rubber, orange, lychee and tea are grown as poppy substitute.^[7]

Mongmao Constituency for People Assembly was canceled in General Election 2010.^[8] Paung Nap from Wa Democratic Party is elected for National Assembly seat allocated for Hopang, Mongmao, Pangwaun, Namphan, Matman and Pangsang Township.^[9]