Hwekum | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Burma |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Burma |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Sagaing Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Naga Self-Administered Zone |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Lahe Township |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +6.30 |
Coordinates: | 26.1167°N 117°W |
Hwekum is a village in Lahe Township, Naga Self-Administered Zone, in the Sagaing Region of northwestern Burma. It is located in a mountainous forest area to the northwest of Singkaling Hkamti.[1] [2] The village, close to the Indian border, has been subject to raids by the Ponyo Nagars,[3] and since 2010 has been part of the new Naga-self-administered zone.