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]