Nansang (Burmese: ဝဵင်းၼမ်ႉၸၢင်) is a town in Namsang District of Shan State in eastern Burma. It is the seat of Nansang Township. It is the biggest city of the eastern central of the Shan State in Myanmar. It is 72 miles away from Taunggyi. A pagoda lies in the southern part of the town. It is also known as Taung Paw Pagoda.

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Namsang ဝဵင်းၼမ်ႉၸၢင် နမ့်စန်မြို့နယ်
Township
A view of Namsang
White Colour is Namsang Township
Namsang Location in Burma
Coordinates: 20°53′20″N 97°44′10″E
Country	Burma
State	Shan Shan State
District	Namsang District
Elevation [1]	992 m (3,255 ft)
Population
• Total	70,000
• Ethnicities	Tai Pa-O Burmese Chinese Shan Burmese Indians Gurkha
• Religions	Buddhism Christianity Islam
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)
Area code	06161

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On April 30, 2022, new districts were expanded across the country.^[2] Namsang and Kunhing Townships from Loilem District

Mong Nai Township was separated from Langkho District and formed as Namsang District.^[2] The townships and cities included in Namsang District are as follows

• Namsang
  • Kho Lam
• Kunhing
  • KaLi
• Mong Nai
  • Keng Tawng

Most people are Buddhist. There are nearly thirty Buddhist monasteries. This region has a population of 70,000 people, most of whom are villagers engaged in agriculture. Only 20,000 people live in town. Most people are Shan. There is chauvinism for few people (Burmese, Paoh, Yinn, Ta'ang, Lahu, Lisu, etc).

For better command and communication, the Tatmadaw formed Regional Military Commands (တိုင်း စစ်ဌာနချုပ်) structure in 1958. Until 1961, there were only two regional commands, they were supported by 13 Infantry brigades and an infantry division. In October 1961, new regional military commands were opened and leaving only two independent infantry brigades. In June 1963, the Naypyidaw Command was temporarily formed in Yangon with the deputy commander and some staff officers drawn from Central Command. It was reorganised and renamed as Yangon Command on 1 June 1965.^{[citation needed]}

A total of 337 infantry and light infantry battalions organised in Tactical Operations Commands, 37 independent field artillery regiments supported by affiliated support units including armoured reconnaissance and tank battalions. RMCs are similar to corps formations in Western armies. The RMCs, commanded by major general rank officer, are managed through a framework of Bureau of Special Operations (BSOs), which are equivalent to Field Army Group in Western terms.^{[citation needed]}.

Namsang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa), closely bordering a subtropical highland climate (Cwb). There is a winter dry season (December–March) and a summer wet-season (April–November). Temperatures are warm throughout the year; the winter months (December–February) are milder but the nights can be quite cool.^[8]

• Nansang Township