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District in Sagaing Region, Burma From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hkamti District or Khamti District (sometimes Naga Hills District[1]) is a district in northern Sagaing Division of Burma (Myanmar). Its administrative center is the town of Singkaling Hkamti.
Khamti District
ခန္တီးခရိုင် | |
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Coordinates: 26°00′N 95°41′E | |
Country | Burma |
Region | Sagaing Region |
No. of Townships | 3 |
Capital | Singkaling Hkamti |
Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
The district consists of the two townships:
Prior to 2010,[2] it additionally controlled Lahe, Lay Shi (Lashe), and Nanyun townships, which were transferred under the 2008 Constitution[3] to the Naga Self-Administered Zone. The revised smaller district still has a significant minority Naga population.
Hkamti District is bordered[4] by:
Most people in Hkamti District practice subsistence farming. There is also a jade mine,[5] although most of the jade mining is nearby in Mohnyin District.[6]
The district is inhabited by the Khamti, Duleng (Kachin) and Nung Rawang people.
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