06.05.2561 Namhkam, Shan State, Myanmar.

Namhkam, Shan State

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ဝꨱင္းꨓမ္ꨵꨁမ္း Nam Kham
ဝꨱင္းꨓမ္ꨵꨁမ္း Location in Burma
Coordinates: 23°50′00″N 97°41′00″E
Country	Burma
Division	Shan State
District	Mu Se District
Township	Nam Kham Township
Population (2005)
• Ethnicities	, Shan
• Religions	Buddhism
Time zone	MST (UTC+6.30)

The valley of the Shweli

Nam Kham (Shan: ၼမ်ႉၶမ်း), also spelt is the principal town of Nam Kham Township in northern Shan State, Burma, situated on the southern bank of Shweli River near the border with Yunnan Province, China.

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• 1History
• 2Education
• 3Agriculture
• 4Development
• 5Politics
• 6References
• 7External links

History[edit]

The region belonged to China but the British colonial administration built a road in 1894-1897 between this frontier town and Bhamo by the Ayeyarwady River in Kachin State, a distance of 56 miles, for Chinese muleteersin order to benefit from the border trade.^[1] The town was rented to the British in 1897 by Qing Dynasty(similar to the New Territories of Hong Kong). The area became formally part of Burma in 1960 when China and Burma signed a border treaty, swapping some border land.

During the Second World War the Allies built the Ledo Road from Ledo in Assam, India to Kunming, China across northern Burma, and by the end of 1944, completed 439 miles to Namhkam, linking up with the old Burma Roadat Bhamo.^[2][3] Dr Gordon Seagrave of the Burma Surgeon fame ran the US missionary hospital overlooking Namhkam.^[3][4] He was believed to have had intelligence duties as well as medical.^[4] He wrote some articles on his experience in NamHkam.^[5]

Since 2014 the governments of Myanmar and China are seeking to resolve a border dispute in the area of Namhkam and Muse.^[6]

Education[edit]

There are 2 high school, 3 middle schools, 100 primary schools and 1 monastic school in 2017.^[7]

Agriculture[edit]

Cultivation of the opium poppy in the area in British times had caused considerable deforestation noted in 1920 east of a line from Lashio to Namhkam.^[8] A 2005 survey carried out by the Shan State Peace Council recorded 1,800 drug addicts in Namhkam alone, and community-run rehabilitation centers were set up to tackle the rising problem of addiction. The first of these started in 1998 were declared illegal and forced to close in 2000 by the authorities.^[9]Buddhist monks and teachers are also involved in the amelioration of the HIV/AIDS problem among drug users.^[10]

Hsinshweli high yield hybrid rice cultivation has been promoted in recent years by the authorities in the region.^[11]

Development[edit]

Burma and China signed a contract in August 2003 for a hydroelectric project. The Shweli I Dam was constructed on the Shweli River near Namhkam aiming to supply electricity to Kyaukme, Hsipaw, Lashio and Namtu.^[12] It was completed in 2009 and has a 600 MW installed capacity.^[13]

Politics[edit]

In 2005, an attempt by the Shan State Army-South based near the Thai border to fill the vacuum left by the 1989 cease-fire agreement between their counterparts in the north and the Burmese military was thwarted.^[14][15]

References[edit]

1. Jump up^ Nisbet, John (1901). Burma Under British Rule and Before. Adamant Media Corporation, 2005. pp. 36–40. ISBN 978-1-4021-5293-1. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
2. Jump up^ Carl Warren Weidenburner. "The Ledo Road- MILEPOSTS". University of Oklahoma Press. Archived from the original on 2007-12-20. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
3. ^ Jump up to:^a b Win Nyunt Lwin. "Historic road links wilderness and culture". Myanmar Times October 4–10, 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
4. ^ Jump up to:^a b "World War II Timeline:Chinese struggles to provide medical care". HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
5. Jump up^ "SEAGRAVE GS". Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
6. Jump up^ Nyein Nyein Govt Working With China on Border Dispute in Shan State
7. Jump up^ "Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.)". Shanland.org. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
8. Jump up^ "Replacing Opium in Kokang and Wa Special Regions, Shan State, Myanmar" (PDF). UNODC. 2003. p. 6. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
9. Jump up^ "Community-run rehab centers in the north". Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.). Retrieved 2009-03-04.
10. Jump up^ The Sangha Metta Project (November 2000). "HIV/AIDS education and training in Yunnan, China and the Shan State, Burma". buddhanet.net. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
11. Jump up^ "Lt-Gen Aung Htwe inspects harvesting, cultivation tasks in Namhkham". New Light of Myanmar. June 12, 2004. Archived from the original on September 3, 2005. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
12. Jump up^ "Shweli Hydel Power Project". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. September 1, 2003. Archived from the original on January 15, 2006. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
13. Jump up^ "Myanmar to implement some six hydropower projects". People's Daily online, April 21, 2007. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
14. Jump up^ "Curfew for northern township follows rout". S.H.A.N. 2005-12-29. Archived from the original on 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
15. Jump up^ "The big chase". S.H.A.N. 2006-01-03. Archived from the original on 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2009-03-04.

External links[edit]

• Satellite map GeoNames
• Taipei American Chamber of Commerce; Topics Magazine, Analysis, November 2012. Myanmar: Southeast Asia's Last Frontier for Investment, BY DAVID DUBYNE
• Oilseedcrops.org; Editor Article, Transit routes from western China through Myanmar. Myanmar: the Missing Link from Western China to India’s N.E. States

Coordinates: 23°50′00″N 97°41′00″E

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