Namhkam Township

Namhkam Township (also known as Nanhkan Township) is a township of Mu Se District in the Shan State of eastern Myanmar. The principal town is Namhkam, a few miles away from Mu Se.

Namhkam
နမ့်ခမ်းမြို့နယ်
Township
Location in Muse district
Namhkam
Coordinates: 23°50′0″N 97°40′0″E
Country Burma
StateShan State
DistrictMu Se District
Area
 • Total466.85 sq mi (1,209.14 km2)
Elevation
[1][2]
2,489 ft (759 m)
Highest elevation
7,741 ft (2,359 m)
Population
 (2019)[2]
116,744
 • Ethnicities
 • Religions
Buddhism
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

Inhabitants

A large majority of the people in Namhkam Township are Shan and Kachin with a smaller presence of the Palaung.[3]

Economy

According to a survey conducted in 16 villages, poppy cultivation increased from 812 acres (328 hectares) to 1,535 acres (617 hectares) from the 2006–2007 season to the 2008–2009 season.[4]

Unrest

The Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) and Shan State National Army (SSNA) are active in Namhkam Township.[5] Pansay Militia is one of eight influential militias.[6] Kyaw Myint, head of Pansay militia, was selected as a USDP candidate of Namhkam for Shan State Hluttaw.[7][8]

References
  1. GoogleEarth
  2. Myanmar Information Management Unit (2019). Namhkan Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya နမ့်ခမ်းမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Namkham Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  3. Palaung Land
  4. Poisoned hills page 17
  5. "Police reinforcements in Nam Kham town". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  6. Poisoned Hills page 10
  7. BurmaNet News, September 25 - 27, 2010
  8. Stolen Lives


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