Tanai Township

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

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

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]

  1. ^ a b 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.