Hkamti District
Prior to 2010, it additionally controlled Lahe, Lay Shi (Lashe), and Nanyun townships, which were transferred under the 2008 Constitution 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. Townships The district consists of the two townships: * Hkamti Township, and * Homalin Township Homalin Township ( my, ဟုမ္မလင်း မြို့နယ် ) is a township in Hkamti District in the Sagaing Region of Burma. The principal town is Homalin. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Districts Of Burma
Districts ( my, ခရိုင်, Kharuing; ) are the second-level administrative divisions of Myanmar. They are the sub-divisions of the States and Regions of Myanmar. According to the Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), as of December 2015, there are 76 districts in Myanmar, which in turn are subdivided into townships, then towns, wards and villages. The District's role is more supervisory as the Townships are the basic administrative unit of local governance. A District is led by a District Administrator, a civil servant appointed through the General Administration Department (GAD) of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA). The Minister of Home Affairs is to be appointed by the military according to the 2008 constitution. Here is a list of districts of Myanmar by state/region: List of districts by state or region See also * Administrative divisions of Myanmar * List of cities in Myanmar References External links * * "Burma Second Order Administrative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Lay Shi Township
Leshi Township or Layshi Township ( my, လေရှီးမြို့နယ်) is a mountainous"Sagaing Division (Upper)" map Myanmar Information Management Unit, Map Id: MIMU270v01, 5 August 2010 located within the of , |
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Khamti People
The Tai Khamti, ( Khamti: တဲး ၵံးတီႈ, ( th, ชาวไทคำตี่, my, ခန္တီးရှမ်းလူမျိုး, Hkamti Shan) or simply Khamti as they are also known, are a Tai ethnic group native to the Hkamti Long, Mogaung and Myitkyina regions of Kachin State as well as Hkamti District of Sagaing Division of Myanmar. In India, they are found in Namsai district and Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh. Smaller numbers are present in Lakhimpur district, Dhemaji district and Munglang Khamti village in Tinsukia district of Assam and possibly in some parts of China. According to 2001 census of India, the Tai Khamtis have a population of 12,890. In Myanmar their total population is estimated at 200,000 people. The Tai Khamtis who inhabit the region around the Tengapani basin of Arunachal Pradesh were descendants of migrants who came during the eighteenth century from the Hkamti Long region, the mountainous valley of the Irra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Tamu District
Tamu District or Tuimu District is an administrative district in Sagaing Division, Burma (Myanmar). The Permanent Committee of Geographic Names (PCGN), United Kingdom, from Its administrative center is Tamu Town. Townships Tamu District consists of the following townships: *Tamu Township
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Mawlaik District
Mawlaik District (formerly Upper Chindwin District) is a district in central Sagaing Division of Burma (Myanmar). Its administrative center is the town of Mawlaik. Townships Mawlaik district consists of 2 townships. * Mawlaik Township * Paungbyin Township Characteristics The district consists of just two townships, Mawlaik and Paungbyin. In addition to Mawlaik, the major towns are Kindat (Kintat), Kaunggwe, Khawe, Inntaw, Lawtha, Ontha (Ohnthar), Pantha, Paungbyin (Phaung Pyin or Phonpin), Sittaung, Tatkon, and Yuwa. Major transportation is along the Chindwin River. In 2006 the Mawlaik-Kalewa Road was completed. ''The New Light of Myanmar'' 7 May 2006 ...
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Katha District
Katha District is the northeasternmost district in Sagaing Region of Myanmar. The Permanent Committee of Geographic Names (PCGN), United Kingdom, from Its administrative center is the town of Katha. Townships Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Kachin State
Kachin State ( my, ကချင်ပြည်နယ်; Kachin: ), also known by the endonym Kachinland, is the northernmost state of Myanmar. It is bordered by China to the north and east ( Tibet and Yunnan, specifically and respectively); Shan State to the south; and Sagaing Region and India ( Arunachal Pradesh) to the west. It lies between north latitude 23° 27' and 28° 25' longitude 96° 0' and 98° 44'. The area of Kachin State is . The capital of the state is Myitkyina. Other important towns include Bhamo, Mohnyin and Putao. Kachin State has Myanmar's highest mountain, Hkakabo Razi (), forming the southern tip of the Himalayas, and a large inland lake, Indawgyi Lake. History Traditional Kachin society was based on shifting hill agriculture. According to "The Political Systems of Highland Burma: A Study of Kachin Social Structure", written by E. R. Leach, Kachin was not a linguistic category. Political authority was based on chieftains who depended on support ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Mohnyin District
* Hpakant Township (Kamaing Township)
Districts of Myanmar
Kachin State
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Mohnyin District ( my, မိုးညှင်းခရိုင်) is a district of the Kachin State in northern Burma (Myanmar). The administrative center is Mohnyin. Townships The district contains the following three townships: * Mongyaung Township *Mohnyin Township Mohnyin Township"Myanmar States/Division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Myitkyina District
Myitkyina District ( my, မြစ်ကြီးနားခရိုင်) is a district of the Kachin State in northern Burma (Myanmar). The capital lies at Myitkyina. It is the largest district in the country by land area. Townships The district contains the following townships: *Myitkyina Township *Waingmaw Township * Injangyang Township * Tanai Township *Chipwi Township Chipwi Township ( my, ချီဖွေမြို့နယ်; Chibwe Township) is a township of Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of Burma. The principal town is Chipwi. Towns and villages Akyauk, Atang, Aukan, Awngchit, Ba-le, B ... * Hsawlaw Township External links "Myitkyina District, Burma"SatelliteViews.net Districts of Myanmar Kachin State {{Kachin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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India
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Naga People
Nagas are various ethnic groups native to northeastern India and northwestern Myanmar. The groups have similar cultures and traditions, and form the majority of population in the Indian states of Nagaland and Manipur and Naga Self-Administered Zone of Myanmar; with significant populations in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in India; Sagaing Region and Kachin State in Myanmar (Burma). The Nagas are divided into various Naga ethnic groups whose numbers and population are unclear. They each speak distinct Naga languages often unintelligible to the others, but all are somehow in a way loosely connected to each other. Etymology The present day Naga people have been called by many names, like 'Noga' by Assamese, 'Hao' by Manipuri and 'Chin' by Burmese. However, over time 'Naga' became the commonly accepted nomenclature, and was also used by the British. According to the Burma Gazetteer, the term 'Naga' is of doubtful origin and is used to describe hill tribes that occupy the coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naga Self-Administered Zone
The Naga Self-Administered Zone ( my, နာဂကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရဒေသ ), is a self-administered zone in the Naga Hills area of Sagaing Region of Myanmar. Its administrative seat is the town of Lahe. History The Naga Self-Administered Zone was created under the terms of the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar. Its official name was announced by decree on 20 August 2010.''Xinhua'' Staff (21 August 2010"Myanmar re-designates areas under new constitution ahead of election"''People's Daily Online'', last accessed 5 October 2010 In August 2016, an outbreak of measles caused the deaths of 44 children. The outbreak may have been caused by a lack of measles vaccinations due to poor health infrastructure. Government and politics The Naga Self-Administered Zone is administered by a Leading Body, which consists of at least ten members and includes Regional Hluttaw (Assembly) members elected from the Zone and members nominated by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |