# Nansang

Nansang (Burmese: ဝဵင်းၼမ်ႉၸၢင်) or Namsang is a town in Namsang District of Shan State in eastern Myanmar. It is the seat of Nansang Township. It is the biggest settlement of the eastern central area of the Shan State in Myanmar with 26,060 people in 2019. Most residents live in Ward 4, the northwest part of the town. 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.

## Formation of District

On April 30, 2022, new districts were expanded across the country. Namsang and Kunhing Townships from Loilem District and Mong Nai Township from Langkho District were separated to form as Namsang District. The townships and towns included in Namsang District are as follows
* Namsang
** Kholam
* Kunhing
** KaLi
* Mong Nai
** Keng Tawng

## Population and Ethnicity

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).

## Education
### Public School

* No(1) Basic Education High School
* No(2) Basic Education High School (Myoma)
* Myo Oo Basic Education Sub High School
* No(5) Basic Education Sub High School
* Air Army Basic Education High School

### Private School

* Kaung Myat Private High School
* Brightstar Private Basic School
* Pyin Nyar Young Chi Private Basic School

## Health Centers
### Public Health Centers

* General Hospital (25 Bedded)
* Army Hospital , 8th MB (100 Bedded)

### Private Health Centers

* Khaing Myittar Hospital
* Cherry Hospital
* Myat Mon Hospital
* Moe Makha Hospital

### Air Bases

Myanmar Air Force also utilised civilian airfields as front-line air fields in case of foreign invasion.
* Namsang Air Base
* Namsang Airport

## Climate

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.
Climate data for Namsang (1981–2010, extremes 2001–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.5 (83.3) | 30.0 (86.0) | 33.0 (91.4) | 36.0 (96.8) | 35.5 (95.9) | 31.5 (88.7) | 29.5 (85.1) | 29.5 (85.1) | 29.5 (85.1) | 30.0 (86.0) | 29.5 (85.1) | 27.5 (81.5) | 36.0 (96.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) | 26.0 (78.8) | 29.0 (84.2) | 30.2 (86.4) | 27.7 (81.9) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.0 (77.0) | 23.5 (74.3) | 22.3 (72.1) | 25.9 (78.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) | 6.8 (44.2) | 10.7 (51.3) | 14.0 (57.2) | 15.1 (59.2) | 16.1 (61.0) | 16.2 (61.2) | 15.8 (60.4) | 14.7 (58.5) | 13.0 (55.4) | 9.2 (48.6) | 5.2 (41.4) | 11.8 (53.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) | −2.0 (28.4) | 1.0 (33.8) | 5.0 (41.0) | 8.0 (46.4) | 10.0 (50.0) | 10.0 (50.0) | 10.0 (50.0) | 9.0 (48.2) | 4.5 (40.1) | −2.0 (28.4) | −4.0 (24.8) | −4.0 (24.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.5 (0.26) | 9.3 (0.37) | 12.9 (0.51) | 62.3 (2.45) | 252.4 (9.94) | 418.4 (16.47) | 429.9 (16.93) | 391.2 (15.40) | 262.1 (10.32) | 176.1 (6.93) | 79.4 (3.13) | 13.7 (0.54) | 2,114.2 (83.24) |
| Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute ||||||||||||||

## Demographics
### 2014

The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Namsang Township had a population of 72,098. The population density was 350.1 people per km².