Khampat | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Khampat Location in Sagaing Region, Burma | |
| Coordinates: 23°46′56″N 94°08′39″E / 23.782303°N 94.144248°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Division |  Sagaing |
| District | Tamu |
| Township | Tamu |
| Control |  People's Defense Force |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.87 sq mi (33.33 km2) |
| Elevation | 653 ft (199 m) |
| Population (2018)[1] | 20,500 |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
Khampat (ခမ်းပါတ်မြို့)[a] is a town in the Kabaw Valley in the Sagaing Region in western Myanmar. It is at the location where the Namsaweng River[b] flows down from the hills and enters the Kabaw Valley. It is the site of a historical principality, which often changed hands between Manipur (now in India) and the Burmese kingdoms to the east.
The town is the principal town of Khampat Subtownship, an unofficial subidvision of Tamu Township used for administrative and statistical purposes. In 2014, the town had 14,559 inhabitants while the surrounding subtownship had 24,169 people.[6]
- ^ Myanmar Information Management Unit (2019). Tamu Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya တမူးမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Tamu Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report) (in Burmese).
- ^ Manipur History - Propagating Controversy, Imphal Free Press, 10 January 2023.
- ^ Harvey, History of Burma (1925).
- ^ Simha, Hijam Irabot Singh and Political Movements in Manipur (1989), p. 278.
- ^ Pau, Indo-Burma Frontier and the Making of the Chin Hills (2019), p. 158.
- ^ The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census: Sagaing Region, Tamu District, Khampat Sub-Township Report (PDF) (Report). Department of Population, Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population, Government of Myanmar. 2017.
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