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Hpapun Township

Coordinates: 18°00′00″N 97°34′00″E / 18.00000°N 97.56667°E / 18.00000; 97.56667
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Hpapun Township
ဖာပွန်မြို့နယ်
ဖးဖူကီၢ်ဆၣ်
Location in Kayin State
Location in Kayin State
Country Burma
StateKaren State
DistrictHpapun District
CapitalHpapun
Population
 (2014)
35,085
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MST)

Hpapun Township (Burmese: ဖာပွန်မြို့နယ်, MLCTS: hpa.pwan.mrui.nay; Pwo Eastern Karen: ဖာပံင်ကၞင့်; S'gaw Karen: ဖးဖူကီၢ်ဆၣ်; also known by the Karen people as Mutraw or Bu Tho Township) is a township of Hpapun District in the Karen State of Myanmar. It lies on the border of Thailand across the Salween River. The central part of the township is bounded on the west by the Yunzalin River. Hpapun Township's administrative center is Papun.

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18°00′00″N 97°34′00″E / 18.00000°N 97.56667°E / 18.00000; 97.56667