Hkamti District or Khamti District (sometimes formerly Naga Hills District"Naga Hills District" Geonames) is a district in northern Sagaing Region of Myanmar (Burma). Its administrative center is the town of Hkamti.
Townships The District only contains one township - Hkamti Township. Prior to 2022, the district also included Homalin Township, which was promoted to its own district in April 2022 by the Ministry of Home Affairs
Prior to 2010, it additionally controlled Lahe, Lay Shi (Lashe), and Nanyun townships, which were transferred under the 2008 Constitution (in Burmese) =1|2008 Constitution PDF to the Naga Self-Administered Zone. The revised smaller district still has a significant minority Naga population.
Borders Hkamti District is bordered"Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU) by: India to the west Naga Self-Administered Zone to the west and north, Myitkyina District and Mohnyin District of Kachin State to the east. Homalin District to the south,
Economy Most people in Hkamti District practice subsistence farming. There is also a jade mine,"2001 Gem News Archive: Oct. 29, 2001: New Burma Jade Mine" Gem News Pala International although most of the jade mining is nearby in Mohnyin District.Hughes, Richard W. (2000) "Burmese Jade: The Inscrutable Gem, Part I: Burma's Jade Mines" Pala International
Demographics The district is inhabited by the Khamti, Duleng (Kachin) and Nung Rawang people.
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