Hkamti Township

Hkamti Township
ခန္တီးမြို့နယ်
Zingaling Khamti
Location in Hkamti district
Location in Hkamti district
Location in Sagaing region
Location in Sagaing region
Hkamti Township is located in Myanmar
Hkamti Township
Hkamti Township
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 26°0′N 95°41′E / 26.000°N 95.683°E / 26.000; 95.683
Country Burma
RegionSagaing Region
DistrictHkamti
CapitalHkamti
Area
 • Total8,174 km2 (3,156 sq mi)
Population
 • Total47,658
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Hkamti Township or Khamti Township (Burmese: ခန္တီးမြို့နယ်) is a township in Hkamti District in the Sagaing Region of Burma (Myanmar).[1] The principal town is Hkamti. As of 2014 the township had a population of 47,658 people and covered an area of 8,174 square kilometres (3,156 sq mi).[2] The township is dominated by the Chindwin River and its tributaries as well as thickly forested areas. Nearly half the active working population are employed in agriculture, forestry or fishing. The township is a producer of rice and has gold and jade reserves.

  1. ^ "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Archived 2010-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
  2. ^ "Myanmar: Administrative Division". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 16 February 2020.