Tamu Township

Tamu Township တမူးမြို့နယ်
Township
Location in Sagaing region
Coordinates: 24°12′49.06″N94°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 km2)
Elevation	2,400 ft (700 m)
Population  (2019) [1]	114,572
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MMT)

Tamu Township is a Kuki township in Tamu District in the Sagaing Division of Burma. ^[2] 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. ^{[3] [4]}

List of towns

Town		Burmese name	Population		±% p.a.	Area		Density
			(2019) [1]	(2018) [1]		km2	sq mi	/km2	/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) ^{[3] [4]}
• Kun Tawng Ywar Thit (ကွန်းတောင်းရွာသစ်; also Chin village) ^[5]
• Kyuntawyaeshin (ကျွန်းတောရေရှင်)

References

1. Myanmar Information Management Unit (2019). Tamu Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya တမူးမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Tamu Township Regional Information](PDF) (Report) (in Burmese). Retrieved 25 January 2024.
2. "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
3. "Air Attack in Myanmar Kills 17, Including Children, but Military Denies Responsibility". VOA . Bangkok. Associated Press. 7 January 2024.
4. Wei, Brian (January 13, 2024). "Witnesses Describe Aftermath of Myanmar Junta Airstrike". The Irrawaddy . Irrawaddy Publishing Group. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
5. "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