Leshi Township

Leshi Township
Township
Leshi Township

Location in Burma

Coordinates: 25°27′N 94°57′E / 25.450°N 94.950°E / 25.450; 94.950Coordinates: 25°27′N 94°57′E / 25.450°N 94.950°E / 25.450; 94.950
Country  Burma
Region Sagaing Region
District Naga Self-Administered Zone
Capital Leshi
Time zone MST (UTC+6.30)

Leshi Township or Layshi Township (Burmese: လေရှီးမြို့နယ်) is a mountainous[1] is a township located within Hkamti District, Shan State, Myanmar. It is also part of the Naga Self-Administered Zone. The principal town is Leshi.

There is a major road under construction down from Lashi to the Chindwin River at Tamanthi in Homalin Township.[1][2]

In 2010, a portion of Hkamti Township in the Naga Hills, including the Naga village of Yawpami, was transferred to Leshi Township, to facilitate the creation of the Naga Self-Administered Zone.[1]

Communities

Among the towns and villages in Leshi Township are[3][1] Amimi (Ahmimi), Heirnkut (Heinkwet), Kholar, Naungkatiat (Naungkantlant), Ngacham (Ngakyan), Pansat (Panset), Sainolin (Saungnoelin), Saungkin (Sonkin), Somra (Sumnarar), Tsera and Yawpami (Rawparmee).

Languages

Various Tangkhul languages are spoken in Leshi Township.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sagaing Division (Upper)" Archived September 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. map Myanmar Information Management Unit, Map Id: MIMU270v01, 5 August 2010
  2. ↑ Staff (18 January 2005) "Strive for regional development and further strengthen national unity" New Light of Myanmar 12(277): page 2
  3. ↑ "Lashe Google Satellite Map" Lashe (Burma) google maps gazetteer at Maplandia


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