Hkamti District or Khamti District (sometimes Naga Hills District) is a district in northern Sagaing Division

Sagaing Division

Sagaing Region is an administrative region of Burma , located in the north-western part of the country between latitude 21° 30' north and longitude 94° 97' east...

 of Burma (Myanmar). Its administrative center is the town of Singkaling Hkamti

Singkaling Hkamti

Khamti, Hkamti, Singkaling Hkamti, Singkawng, Kanti or Kantee is a town in Hkamti District, Sagaing Division, in northwestern Burma...

.
The district consists of the two townships: Hkamti

Hkamti Township

Hkamti Township or Khamti Township is a township in Hkamti District in the Sagaing Region of Burma, The principal town is Singkaling Hkamti....

 and Homalin

Homalin Township

Homalin Township is a township in Hkamti District in the Sagaing Division of Burma. The principal town is Homalin. The principal rivers flowing through the township are the Chindwin River form north to south and the Uyu River from east to west, joining the Chindwin near Homalin...

. Prior to 2010, it additionally controlled Lahe

Lahe Township

Lahe Township is a township in the Naga Self-Administered Zone in the Sagaing Division of Burma.The principal town is Lahe.-Towns and villages:...

, Lay Shi (Lashe), and Nanyun

Nanyun Township

Nanyun Township is a township in the Naga Self-Administered Zone in the Sagaing Division of Burma.The principal town is Nanyun....

 townships, which were transferred under the 2008 Constitution to the Naga Self-Administered Zone

Naga Self-Administered Zone

Naga Self-Administered Zone , as stipulated by the 2008 Constitution, is a self-administered zone consisting of three townships, Leshi, Lahe and Namyun townships, formerly administered as pat of Hkamti District, Sagaing Division. Its official name was announced by decree on 20 August 2010. The zone...

. The revised smaller district still has a significant minority Naga

Naga people

The term Naga people refers to a conglomeration of several tribes inhabiting the North Eastern part of India and north-western Burma. The tribes have similar cultures and traditions, and form the majority ethnic group in the Indian state of Nagaland...

 population.

Borders

Hkamti District is bordered by:

• India
  India
  India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
  
   to the west
• Naga Self-Administered Zone
  Naga Self-Administered Zone
  Naga Self-Administered Zone , as stipulated by the 2008 Constitution, is a self-administered zone consisting of three townships, Leshi, Lahe and Namyun townships, formerly administered as pat of Hkamti District, Sagaing Division. Its official name was announced by decree on 20 August 2010. The zone...
  
   to the west and north,
• Myitkyina District
  Myitkyina District
  Myitkyina District is a district of the Kachin State in northern Burma . The capital lies at Myitkyina.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Myitkyina Township*Waingmaw Township*Injangyang Township*Tanai Township...
  
   and Mohnyin District
  Mohnyin District
  Mohnyin District is a district of the Kachin State in northern Burma . The administrative center is Mohnyin.-Townships:The district contains the following three townships:*Mongyaung Township*Mohnyin Township*Hpakant Township...
  
   of Kachin State
  Kachin State
  Kachin State , is the northernmost state of Burma. It is bordered by China to the north and east; Shan State to the south; and Sagaing Division and India to the west. It lies between north latitude 23° 27' and 28° 25' longitude 96° 0' and 98° 44'. The area of Kachin State is . The capital of the...
  
   to the east.
• Katha District
  Katha District
  Katha District is the northeastern-most district in Sagaing Division of Burma . Its administrative center is the town of Katha.The district consists of the townships of Banmauk, Indaw, Katha, Kawlin, Pinlebu, Tigyaing, and Wuntho....
  
   to the southeast, and
• Mawlaik District
  Mawlaik District
  Mawlaik District is a district in central Sagaing Division of Burma . Its administrative center is the town of Mawlaik.The district consists of just two townships, Mawlaik and Paungbyin...
  
   and Tamu District
  Tamu District
  Tamu District or Tuimu District is an administrative district in Sagaing Division, Burma . Its administrative center is the town of Tamu....
  
  to the south,

Economy

Most people in Hkamti District practice subsistence farming. There is also a jade mine, although most of the jade mining is nearby in Mohnyin District.