Wa State, or the second special zone of Myanmar or the second special zone of Shan State, the second special zone of Shan State and the second special zone of northern Shan State of Myanmar, located in the mountainous area of Wa State, is an autonomous region of the Union of Myanmar and was once a base of Myanmar.

Wa people enjoy a high degree of autonomy in the northeast of Shan State, Myanmar. Burmese officials call the Wa Autonomous Region "the second special zone of Shan State", but the Wa people call their autonomous region "Wa State" and have been applying to the central government for upgrading to a provincial administrative region at the same level as Shan State.

Location context

The Wa region consists of two parts, the northern part and the southern part, which are separated by the Fourth Special Zone of Shan State and the government-controlled area? . The northern region is located at 98 ~ 100 east longitude and 22 ~ 23 north latitude, with an area of about 17000 square kilometers. Control the boundary line of 465.37 kilometers, that is, the boundary pillar between China and Myanmar 145 ~ 2 10.

The northeast is bordered by Gengma County, Cangyuan County, Lancang County, Ximeng Wa Autonomous County and Menglian County, lincang City, Yunnan Province, China. Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture borders Menghai County; The north is connected with the first special zone (Kokang) of Shan State, Myanmar; The south is adjacent to the fourth special zone of Shan State, Myanmar; In the west, it faces Mangemeng, Meng Jie, Gunlong and Dangyang in Shan State across the river. The southwest borders Mengyang, Mengka and Wantakai in Shan State.