Mong Hpayak (also Mong Hpyak, Mongphyat, Maingbyat,
and Meng-pen-ma) is a town in Mong Hpayak District of Shan
State of Burma (Myanmar). It is the principal town of and
administrative center for both the district and Mong Hpayak Township. The
town is located on the Tachilek–Kengtung paved road. As of 2005,
a paved road was under construction from Mong Hpayak east to Mong Yawng
