Chipwi Township (Burmese: ချီဖွေမြို့နယ်; Chibwe Township) is a township of Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of Burma. The principal town is Chipwi.

Chipwi Township
‹See Tfd›ချီဖွေမြို့နယ်
Location in Myitkyina district
Location in Myitkyina district
Country Burma
StateKachin State
DistrictMyitkyina District
CapitalChipwi
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MST)

Geography

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Chibwe Township is situated about 60 miles (97 km) from Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State.[1] The principal river running through the township is the N'Mai River.

Towns and villages

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Akyauk, Atang, Aukan, Awngchit, Ba-le, Bamhkam, Bamyaw, Chechin, Chiglai, Chih-ko, Chikgaw, Chiloi, Chipwi, Chu-iho, Chyangzan, Chyingtaw, Chyinhtaung, Gawlamten, Gawyawm, Hkamkawn, Hkasuhpa, Hkayazahkuso, Hkinchit, Hpala, Hpare, Hpyithpyaw, Htangprai, Htawgaw, Htawmshing, Htingra, Ichake, Kangfang, Ko-hkang, Lagut, Lagwi, La-hok, Laichupo, Lakyawn, Lamuk, Langyang, Laokam, Laotiki, Lasin, La-tai, Lauhkang, La-uho, Laukkam, Lauksauk, Launggyaung, Launghpam, Laungkaw, Lawngkyaw, Lontin, Luchang, Lukpwi, Luksang, Lungpang, Machulo, Magawng, Mang-ai, Mangpyaw, Mangtong, Mansan, Matao, Mukhkaung, Mukkaung, Mukyaw, Mum, Myauknaw, Myukhpyaw, Nahpaung, Nakyam, Nalaw, Nang-u, Napok, Nasup, Nayang, Ngamaw, Ngawagyalaw, Ngawapaka, Ngawlawngtam, Paingmaw, Pammyaw, Pang War, Pangli, Pangmawjang, Pawahku, Pawngen, Pawzang, Pwisang, Pyiloi, Rgangkum, Rgangpi, Ritjaw, Ritpan, Ritsang, Rittong, Rukchaung, Sadulaw, Sanliangho, Sanyu, Saulang, Sawlaw, Sawnkyawn, Sha-an, Shachinpok, Shalaw, Sha-on, Shaotangpa, Shapok, Shapyi, Shijang, Shimao, Shitzaw, Sinhkung, Sipe-hkalaw, Taiawhtu, Talam, Tamna, Tamtu, Tangahka, Tangkyin, Tangtong, Tangtung, Taumangyang, Tawngkaw, Tawung, Theyaw, Tingram, Tsawlang, Tsonma, Tumpyaw, Tunhpaung, Valao, Wachao, Wachutaing, Wachyawn, Wakyang, Wa-na, Wanghte, Wasawng, Washawma, Wasok, Wuhpatu, Wusaohkao, Wutze, Yinchyingpa, Yindam

Economy

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The local people produce and sell walnuts, apricots and pickled fruits.[3] Chinese companies are involved with mining in the Panwa area,[4] which is rich in rare minerals. Due to lax mining laws, illegal mining is prevalent in the area.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Daljit Singh; Malcolm Cook, eds. (2019). Southeast Asian Affairs 2019. ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. p. 187.
  2. ^ Maplandia world maps gazetteer
  3. ^ a b "ကချင်ပြည်နယ်က မြေရှားသထ္ထုတူးဖော်မှု အများအပြား ပြန်စလာ" (in Burmese). BBC. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  4. ^ "ချီဖွေမှာ မြေရှားသတ္ထု ပြန်တူးနေ". RFA.org (in Burmese). 9 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

25°53′00″N 98°08′00″E / 25.8833°N 98.1333°E / 25.8833; 98.1333