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Hkamti District

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Country
  
Burma

No. of Townships
  
3

Capital
  
Hkamti, Myanmar

Region
  
Sagaing Region

Time zone
  
MST (UTC+6.30)

Hkamti District

Hkamti District or Khamti District (sometimes Naga Hills District) is a district in northern Sagaing Division of Burma (Myanmar). Its administrative center is the town of Singkaling Hkamti.

Contents

The district consists of the two townships:

  • Hkamti Township, and
  • Homalin Township
  • Prior to 2010, it additionally controlled Lahe, Lay Shi (Lashe), and Nanyun townships, which were transferred under the 2008 Constitution to the Naga Self-Administered Zone. The revised smaller district still has a significant minority Naga population.

    Borders

    Hkamti District is bordered by:

  • India to the west
  • Naga Self-Administered Zone to the west and north,
  • Myitkyina District and Mohnyin District of Kachin State to the east.
  • Katha District to the southeast, and
  • Mawlaik District and Tamu District to the south,
  • Economy

    Most people in Hkamti District practice subsistence farming. There is also a jade mine, although most of the jade mining is nearby in Mohnyin District.

    References

    Hkamti District Wikipedia


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