Namhkam Township

Township in Shan State, Myanmar

Township in Shan State, Burma

Namhkam နမ့်ခမ်းမြို့နယ်
Township
Location in Muse district
Shan Palaung Lisu
• Religions	Buddhism
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MMT)

Namhkam Township (also known as Nanhkan Township) is a township of Mu Se District in the Shan State of eastern Myanmar. The principal town is Namhkam, a few miles away from Mu Se.

Inhabitants

A large majority of the people in Namhkam Township are Shan and Kachin with a smaller presence of the Palaung.^[3]

Economy

According to a survey conducted in 16 villages, poppy cultivation increased from 812 acres (328 hectares) to 1,535 acres (617 hectares) from the 2006–2007 season to the 2008–2009 season.^[4]

Unrest

The Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) and Shan State National Army (SSNA) are active in Namhkam Township.^[5] Pansay Militia is one of eight influential militias.^[6] Kyaw Myint, head of Pansay militia, was selected as a USDP candidate of Namhkam for Shan State Hluttaw.^[7]^[8]

References

^ GoogleEarth
^ ^a ^b Myanmar Information Management Unit (2019). Namhkan Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya နမ့်ခမ်းမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Namkham Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
^ Palaung Land
^ Poisoned hills page 17
^ "Police reinforcements in Nam Kham town". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
^ Poisoned Hills page 10
^ BurmaNet News, September 25 - 27, 2010
^ Stolen Lives

Shan State

Capital: Taunggyi

East Shan State

Kengtung District	Kengtung Township Mong Khet Township Mong La Township (SR4) Mong Yang Township Mine Pauk Subtownship Minelar Subtownship
Mong Hpayak District	Mong Hpayak Township (SR4) Mong Yawng Township Mineyu Subtownship
Mong Hsat District	Mong Hsat Township Mong Ping Township Mong Ton Township Minekoke Subtownship Mong Hta Ponparkyin Tontar Subtownship
Tachileik District	Tachileik Township Kyaing Lap Subtownship (Kenglap) Talay Subtownship

North Shan State

Kyaukme District	Hsipaw Township Kyaukme Township Namtu Township Nawnghkio Township Minelon Subtownship Minengaw Subtownship
Lashio District	Hseni Township Kunlong Township Lashio Township Mongyai Township Tangyan Township
Laukkaing District	see Kokang Self-Administered Zone
Mu Se District	Kutkai Township Mu Se Township Nanhkan Township Manhero Subtownship Monekoe Subtownship Pansai Subtownship (Kyu-kok) Tamoenye Subtownship
Hopang District	see Wa Self-Administered Division
Matman District	see Wa Self-Administered Division
Mongmit District	Mabein Township Mongmit Township
Kokang Self-Administered Zone	Laukkaing Township Konkyan Township Chinshwehaw Subtownship Mawhtike Subtownship
Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone¹	Mantong Township¹ Namhsan Township¹
Wa Self-Administered Division	Hopang Township² Mongmaw Township² (Minemaw) Pangwaun Township² (Panwine) Namtit Subtownship² Panlong Subtownship² Matman Township³ (Metman) Namphan Township³ (Naphang) Pangsang Township³ (Pan San) Man Kan Subtownship³

South Shan State

Langkho District	Langhko Township Mawkmai Township Mong Nai Township Mong Pan Township Homane Subtownship Kengtaung Subtownship
Loilen District	Kunhing Township Kyethi Township Lai-Hka Township Loilen Township Mong Hsu Township Mong Kung Township Nansang Township Karli Subtownship Kholan Subtownship Minenaung Subtownship Minesan Subtownship Panglong Subtownship
Taunggyi District	Kalaw Township Lawksawk Township Nyaungshwe Township Pekon Township Taunggyi Township Indaw Subtownship Kyauktalongyi Subtownship Naungtayar Subtownship
Danu Self-Administered Zone	Pindaya Township Ywangan Township
Pa-O Self-Administered Zone	Hopong Township Hsi Hseng Township Pinlaung Township