Tamu, Myanmar

Tamu
တမူး
City of Kabaw Valley
Town
Tamu is located in Myanmar
Tamu
Tamu
Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 24°13′00″N 94°18′35″E / 24.21667°N 94.30972°E / 24.21667; 94.30972
Country Myanmar
Region Sagaing Region
DistrictTamu
TownshipTamu Township
Area
 • Total
7.65 sq mi (19.81 km2)
Elevation
590 ft (180 m)
Population
 (2019)[1]
42,549
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Tamu is a town in the Kabaw Valley in the Sagaing Region in north-west Myanmar near the border with the eastern Indian state of Manipur. It is a principal town of the Kabaw Valley and the seat of administration for the Tamu Township. Opposite the Indian town of Moreh, it is home to an official border trade posts with India, which opened on 12 April 2005.[2] In 2022, total trade volume at the border post stood at US$15.134 million.[3]

  1. ^ Myanmar Information Management Unit (2019). Tamu Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya တမူးမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Tamu Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report) (in Burmese).
  2. ^ "Border Trade Posts". Ministry of Commerce. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  3. ^ "Border Trade Data". Ministry of Commerce. 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-03-05.