Namhkam Township

Namhkam Township (also known as Nanhkan Township (Burmese: နမ့်ခမ်းမြို့နယ်)) 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.

Namhkam Township နမ့်ခမ်းမြို့နယ်
Township
Nan Khan Township
Location in Muse district
Coordinates: 23°50′0″N 97°40′0″E
Country	Burma
State	Shan State
District	Mu Se District
Area
• Total	466.85 sq mi (1,209.14 km2)
Elevation [1][2]	2,489 ft (759 m)
Highest elevation	7,741 ft (2,359 m)
Population  (2019)[2]	116,744
• Ethnicities	Shan Palaung Lisu
• Religions	Buddhism
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MMT)

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]