Htee Khee Explained

Official Name:Htihki
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map:Myanmar
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Myanmar
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Dawei District
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Dawei Township
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2014
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:13.888°N 99.0796°W
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+6.30

Htikhi (Burmese: ထီးခီး; also spelt Htee Khee) is a town in Dawei Township, Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar.[1] The town is home to Phu Nam Ron, one of 7 official border trade posts with Thailand.[2] In 2022, total trade volume at the border post stood at, making it the busiest border post with Thailand.[3] As of September 2019, the road from Myitta, the closest Burmese town, which is away, remained unpaved.[4] A roads project was initiated in 2019, to link Htikhi to the Dawei Special Economic Zone.[5] Htee Khee was formerly the headquarters of the Karen National Union's 4th brigade until 2012.

Notes and References

  1. Myanmar Information Management Unit . September 2019 . Dawei Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya. my:ထားဝယ်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ. Dawei Township Regional Information . MIMU . 9 March 2023.
  2. Web site: Border Trade Posts . 2023-03-05 . Ministry of Commerce.
  3. Web site: 2023-02-24 . Border Trade Data . 2023-03-05 . Ministry of Commerce.
  4. Web site: Htoon . Kyaw Lin . 2019-09-13 . The border post at Htee Khee: high hopes and jungle casinos . 2023-03-05 . Frontier Myanmar . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2019-07-12 . Dawei Road could endanger forests and wildlife - Report . 2023-03-05 . Mizzima Myanmar News and Insight . en.