Kale District is the western-most district in 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 city of Kalaymyo

Kalaymyo

Kalaymyo , also known as Karlaymyo, is a town in the Sagaing Division of Burma. It is located upstream from Mandalay and Monywa on the Myittha River, a tributary of the Chindwin River. The town is the district headquarters of the Kalay District...

. The district consists of three townships Kale Township

Kale Township

Kale Township is a township in Kale District in the Sagaing Division of Burma . The principal town is Kalaymyo.-Geography and borders:...

, Kalewa Township

Kalewa Township

Kalewa Township is a township of Kale District in Sagaing Division of Burma . The principal town and administrative seat is Kalewa. The Paluzawa coal mines are located in Kalewa township.-Borders:Kalewa Township is bordered by:...

, and Mingin Township

Mingin Township

Mingin Township is a township of Kale District in Sagaing Division of Burma . The principal town and administrative seat is Mingin .-Borders:Mingin Township is bordered by:* Kalewa Township, to the north,...

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Borders

To the west Kale District borders Falam District

Falam District

Tedim District is a district of the Chin State/Zogam in Burma. It consists 5 townships and 515 villages. The major towns include: Chikha , Tonzang , Tiddim, Fort White, Falam and Hakha They call themselves Zomi .-Borders:...

 in Chin State

Chin State

Chin State is a state located in western Burma . The Chin State is bordered by Rakhine State in the south, Bangladesh in south-west, Sagaing Division and Magway Division in the east, Indian state of Manipur in the north and Indian state of Mizoram in the west. The Chin ethnic group make up the...

, to the north 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...

, to the east Shwebo District

Shwebo District

Shwebo District is a district in south-central Sagaing Division of Burma . Its administrative center is the city of Shwebo.The district consists of the townships of Kanbalu, Khin-U, Kyunhla, Shwebo, Taze, Wetlet, and Ye-U....

, to the south Monywa District

Monywa District

Monywa District is an administrative district in southern Sagaing Division, Burma . Its administrative center is the city of Monywa.-Townships:Monywa District consists of the following townships:* Ayadaw* Budalin* Chaung-U* Kani* Monywa...

 and finally Gangaw District

Gangaw District

Gangaw District is a district of the Magway Division in central Myanmar.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Gangaw Township*Tilin Township*Saw Township...

 of Magway Division

Magway Division

Magway Region is an administrative division in central Burma . Magway Region is the largest of Myanmar's seven divisions, with an area of .-Geography:...

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Economy

The area is supported by rice farming, fisheries and timbering. The main towns are Kalaymyo

Kalaymyo

Kalaymyo , also known as Karlaymyo, is a town in the Sagaing Division of Burma. It is located upstream from Mandalay and Monywa on the Myittha River, a tributary of the Chindwin River. The town is the district headquarters of the Kalay District...

, Tahan (Kalewa) and Mingin

Mingin

Mingin is a town on the southern side of the Chindwin River in Kale District, Sagaing Division, Burma . It is the administrative center for Mingin Township.-External links:* Maplandia...

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Religion

Kale District is one of the most affluent Christian areas of Burma. 99% of inhabitants in Tahan are Christian

Christian

A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...

 even though Burma is a Budhhist

Buddhism

Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...

 country and 90% of the national population are Buddhist. Only 4% of the Burmese population are Christian. Kale has 116 Buddhist Monasteries, 508 Churches, a Mosque

Mosque

A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...

, two Hindu Temples, two Buddhist Seminary

Seminary

A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is an institution of secondary or post-secondary education for educating students in theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy or for other ministry...

 for Nuns, five Buddhist nunneries and a joss house

Joss house

A Shenist temple or Chinese folk temple is a place for worshiping the variety of indigenous Chinese shen from Chinese folk religion and Chinese mythology....

 (Chinese

Culture of China

Chinese culture is one of the world's oldest and most complex. The area in which the culture is dominant covers a large geographical region in eastern Asia with customs and traditions varying greatly between towns, cities and provinces...

 communal temple). There are over 50 churches in Tahan also. This is the only place in Burma that you can see a church on every street corner and where Christmas is celebrated.

External links

• "Kale Google Satellite Map and Gazatteer" Maplandia