Tamu is a town in the
Kabaw Valley in the
Sagaing Region in north-west
Myanmar
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near the
border
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with the eastern Indian state of
Manipur. It is a principal town of the
Kabaw Valley and the seat of administration for the
Tamu Township. Opposite the Indian town of
Moreh, it is home to an official
border trade posts with India, which opened on 12 April 2005. In 2022, total trade volume at the border post stood at .
Transport
Tamu is something of a transport hub for cross-border traffic to
India
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, being just across the border from
Moreh. It is on the alignment of a proposed railway connecting the two countries. Tamu is an important commercial town serving the Indian border town of Moreh. It is also a hub for smuggled goods from
Thailand
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and
China
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which are transported to India. The town is mainly populated by the Burmese,
Chin ethnic people, and many others from throughout the country.
Highway to Thailand
India's foreign minister met with Myanmar's construction minister in Delhi on 22 February 2012, and spoke about opening a highway between
Moreh, in India, and the Myanmar-Thai border near
Mae Sot.
Climate
References
External links
"Tamu Map — Satellite Images of Tamu"Maplandia
*http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-others/tp-states/border-woes/article2099469.ece
*http://e-pao.net/epPageExtractor.asp?src=features.Indo-Myanmar_relationship_on_bilateral_and_economic_cooperation.html..
*http://www.akshardhool.com/2012/12/a-precursor-of-things-to-come.html
*http://www2.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=21159
*http://www.forbes.com/sites/morganhartley/2013/03/26/burmas-second-chance-for-trade-with-india/
*http://www.irrawaddy.org/india/burma-indo-border-market-threatened-by-indian-insurgents.html
Township capitals of Myanmar
Populated places in Sagaing Region
India–Myanmar border crossings
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