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.[2] 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.
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).[citation needed]
^"Myanmar Climate Report"(PDF). Norwegian Meteorological Institute. pp. 23–36. Archived from the original(PDF) on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.