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Township in Sagaing Region, Myanmar

Tamu Township တမူးမြို့နယ်
Township
Location in Sagaing region
Coordinates: 24°12′49.06″N 94°18′20.16″E / 24.2136278°N 94.3056000°E / 24.2136278; 94.3056000
Country	Myanmar
Region	Sagaing Region
District	Tamu District
Capital	Tamu
Area
• Total	511.70 sq mi (1,325.30 km)
Elevation	2,400 ft (700 m)
Population	114,572
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MMT)

Tamu Township is a township in Tamu District in the Sagaing Division of Burma. The principal town is Tamu. Tamu township is the only township of Tamu District, which borders India.

History

On January 7, 2024, in the midst of the Myanmar civil war, the Myanmar military engaged in airstrikes on the village of Kanan within Khampat, Tamu Township near the village church and a school, killing 17 civilians, including nine children, and wounded 20.

List of towns

Town	Burmese name	Population		±% p.a.	Area		Density
		(2019)	(2018)		km	sq mi	/km	/sq mi
Khampat	ခမ်းပါတ်	15,400	14,910	3.29%	33.33	12.87	462	1,197
Myothit	မြို့သစ်	1,308	1,274	2.67%	3.34	1.29	392	1,014
Tamu	တမူး	97,864	93,085	5.13%	19.81	7.65	4,940	12,795

Villages

Ahlaw
Kanan (ကနန်; in Khampat)
Kun Tawng Ywar Thit (ကွန်းတောင်းရွာသစ်; also Chin village)
Kyuntawyaeshin (ကျွန်းတောရေရှင်)

References

^ Myanmar Information Management Unit (2019). Tamu Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya တမူးမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Tamu Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report) (in Burmese). Retrieved 25 January 2024.
"Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
^ "Air Attack in Myanmar Kills 17, Including Children, but Military Denies Responsibility". VOA. Bangkok. Associated Press. 7 January 2024.
^ Wei, Brian (January 13, 2024). "Witnesses Describe Aftermath of Myanmar Junta Airstrike". The Irrawaddy. Irrawaddy Publishing Group. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
"Junta Torches Village In Tamu Township". Burma News International. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024. Of the 29 houses in Kun Tawng Ywar Thit (also called Chin village)...

External links

Maplandia World Gazetteer - map showing the township boundary

v t e Sagaing Region
Capital: Monywa
Hkamti District	Hkamti Township (Singkaling Hkamti)
Homalin District	Homalin Township (Homalin)
Kale District	Kale Township (Kalaymyo) Kalewa Township (Kalewa) Mingin Township (Mingin)
Kanbalu District	Kanbalu Township (Kanbalu) Kyunhla Township (Kyunhla)
Katha District	Banmauk Township (Banmauk) Htigyaing Township (Htigyaing) Indaw Township (Indaw) Katha Township (Katha)
Kawlin District	Kawlin Township (Kawlin) Pinlebu Township (Pinlebu) Wuntho Township (Wuntho)
Mawlaik District	Mawlaik Township (Mawlaik) Paungbyin Township (Paungbyin)
Monywa District	Ayadaw Township (Ayadaw) Budalin Township (Budalin) Chaung-U Township (Chaung-U) Monywa Township (Monywa)
Naga Self-Administered Zone	Lahe Township (Lahe) Leshi Township (Leshi) Nanyun Township (Nanyun)
Sagaing District	Myaung Township (Myaung) Myinmu Township (Myinmu) Sagaing Township (Sagaing)
Shwebo District	Khin-U Township (Khin-U) Shwebo Township (Shwebo) Wetlet Township (Wetlet)
Tamu District	Tamu Township (Tamu)
Ye-U District	Tabayin Township (Tabayin) Taze Township (Taze) Ye-U Township (Ye-U)
Yinmabin District	Kani Township (Kani) Pale Township (Pale) Salingyi Township (Salingyi) Yinmabin Township (Yinmabin)

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