Tanai Township

Tanai Township (Burmese: တနိုင်းမြို့နယ်) is a township in Myitkyina District of Kachin State, in northern Myanmar. The principal town is Tanai.^[1]

Tanai Township တနိုင်းမြို့နယ်
Township
Tanai town
Location in Myitkyina district
Country	Myanmar
State	Kachin State
District	Myitkyina District
Area
• Total	4,772.92 sq mi (12,361.8 km2)
Elevation	608 ft (185 m)
Population  (2019)[1]	39,229
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MMT)

The Shadu Zup militia operates gold mines in the township. In July 2022, they attacked a Kachin Independence Army base near the Ka Nwe Thu mine in Tanai Township during the outbreak of civil war in Myanmar since 2021.^[2]

References

1. Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Tanai Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya တနိုင်းမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Tanai Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
2. Nyein Swe (20 July 2022). "Junta forces launch fatal attack on KIA base in Tanai". Myanmar NOW.

26.3500°N 96.7167°E / 26.3500; 96.7167