| Mankat | |
| 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: | Katha District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Banmauk Township |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | +6.30 |
| Coordinates: | 24.2722°N 95.8383°W |
Mankat is a large village in Banmauk Township, Katha District, in the Sagaing Region of northern-central Burma. The area is known for its Mankat Forest reserve.
S. St. R. Korper, an Assistant Superintendent, was responsible for building a road from Mankat to Nawpawng, according to a 1920 British report.[1] In World War II, Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae, then a major, passed through Mankat via Bonchaung Gorge with the Black Watch unit of the 77th Indian Infantry Brigade.in March 1943.[2] The Japanese had a base at Mankat, which was bombed by the US along with Mogok on 4 January 1945.[3] During conflict in the village in 1980, four houses were burned down.[4]
The village lies in the Nam Pang River valley to the south of Banmauk,[5] and is surrounded by Mankat Forest, a protected forest reserve.[6]