Hkamti Township
Hkamti Township
ခန္တီးမြို့နယ် Zingkaling Khamti | |
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Location in Sagaing region | |
| Coordinates: 26°0′N 95°41′E / 26.000°N 95.683°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Region | Sagaing Region |
| District | Hkamti |
| Capital | Hkamti |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,174 km2 (3,156 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 47,658 |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Hkamti Township (Burmese: ခန္တီးမြို့နယ် [kʰàɰ̃tì mjo̰nɛ̀]) is the only township of Hkamti District in the Sagaing Region of Myanmar. The principal town is Hkamti. As of 2014 the township had a population of 47,658 people and covered an area of 8,174 square kilometres (3,156 sq mi). The township is dominated by the Chindwin River and its tributaries as well as thickly forested areas. Nearly half the active working population are employed in agriculture, forestry or fishing. The township is a producer of rice and has gold and jade reserves.