Hkamti District

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
District
Khamti District
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 26°00′N 95°41′E
CountryBurma
RegionSagaing Region
No. of Townships3
CapitalSingkaling Hkamti
Time zoneUTC+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.

Borders

Hkamti District is bordered[4] by:

Economy

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]

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