Tanai Township Explained

Official Name:Tanai Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Myanmar
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kachin State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Myitkyina District
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:4772.92
Population:39229
Population As Of:2019
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Elevation Ft:608
Timezone:MMT
Utc Offset:+6:30

Tanai Township (Burmese: တနိုင်းမြို့နယ်) is a township in Myitkyina District of Kachin State, in northern Myanmar. The principal town is Tanai.[1]

The Shadu Zup militia operates gold mines in the township. In July 2022, they attacked a Kachin Independence Army base near the Ka Nwe Thu mine in Tanai Township during the outbreak of civil war in Myanmar since 2021.[2]

References

26.35°N 96.7167°W

Notes and References

  1. Myanmar Information Management Unit . September 2019 . Tanai Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya. my:တနိုင်းမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ. Tanai Township Regional Information . MIMU . March 1, 2023.
  2. News: Junta forces launch fatal attack on KIA base in Tanai . Nyein Swe . 20 July 2022 . Myanmar NOW.