Kamma Township is a township in
Thayet District of
Magway Region
Magway Region ( my, မကွေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; formerly Magway Division) is an administrative division in central Myanmar. It is the second largest of Myanmar's seven divisions, with an area of . Pa Del Dam (ပဒ� ...
. The administrative seat of the township is
Kamma. As of 2014, there are 75,195 residents in the township.
Economy
Agriculture
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in
legume
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,
peanut
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s,
rice
Rice is the seed of the grass species '' Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly '' Oryza glaberrima'' (African rice). The name wild rice is usually used for species of the genera '' Zizania'' and ''Porteresia'', both wild and domestica ...
and
sesame
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are the main economic activities in the township.
References
{{Magway Division
Townships of Magway Region