Namhkam Township (also known as Nanhkan Township) is a
township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
of
Mu Se District
Mu Se District ( my, မူစယ်ခရိုင်) is a district of the Shan State in Burma (Myanmar). , it consisted of 4 towns and 1162 villages. The capital is at Muse.
Townships
The district contains the following townships:
*Kutkai ...
in the
Shan State
Shan State ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, ; shn, မိူင်းတႆး, italics=no) also known by the Endonym and exonym, endonyms Shanland, Muang Tai, and Tailong, is a administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. ...
of eastern
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
. The principal town is
Namhkam, a few miles away from
Mu Se.
Inhabitants
A large majority of the people in Namhkam Township are
Shan and
Kachin with a smaller presence of the
Palaung.
Economy
According to a survey conducted in 16 villages,
poppy cultivation increased from 812 acres (328 hectares) to 1535 acres (617 hectares) within 2006–2007 season and 2008–2009 season.
Unrest
The
Shan State Army
The Shan State Army ( my, သျှမ်းပြည်တပ်မတော်; abbreviated SSA) was one of the largest insurgent groups that fought government forces in Shan State, Myanmar (Burma). The SSA was founded in 1964 after the ...
-North (SSA-N) and
Shan State National Army
The Shan State National Army ( my, ရှမ်းပြည် အမျိုးသား တပ်မတော်; Abbreviation, abbreviated SSNA) was a Shan nationalist Insurgency, insurgent group that fought against the then ruling State Pea ...
(SSNA) are active in Namhkam Township. Pansay Militia is one of eight influential
militias. Kyaw Myint, head of Pansay Militia, was selected as a
USDP candidate of Namhkam for Shan State Hluttaw.
Stolen Lives
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References
Townships of Shan State
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