Namhsan

Namhsan နမ့်ဆန်မြို့
Town
Namhsan Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 22°57′54″N 97°9′48″E / 22.96500°N 97.16333°E / 22.96500; 97.16333
Country	Myanmar
Division	Shan State
District	Kyaukme
Self-administered zone	Pa Laung
Township	Namhsan Township
Control	Ta'ang National Liberation Army
Population  (2005)
• Ethnicities	Palaung
• Religions	Buddhism Hinduism
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MMT)

Namhsan (Burmese: နမ့်ဆန်မြို့; Palaung: Om-yar; Chinese: 南散), also spelt Namh San, Namsan, or Nam San, is the capital of the Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone and Namhsan Township in northern Shan State of Myanmar (Burma). The town is a popular starting point for trekking to Hsipaw.

Besides its Palaung residents, the town is also populated by Karen, Lisu, and Shan ethnic tribal groups, as well as Indian and Chinese residents.