Leshi Township , Lashe Township or Lay Shi Township is a mountainous township

Townships of Burma

Townships are the third-level administrative divisions of Burma. They are the sub divisions of the Districts of Burma. According to the Myanmar Information Management Unit , as of December 2007, there are 325 townships of Burma...

 in 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...

 in the 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 (Mynamar).The principal town is Leshi

Leshi

Leshi , is a town in Naga Hills of Sagaing Division on the northwest frontier of Burma. According to the new 2008 Constitution of the military regime, it will now be grouped together with Lahe and Nanyun in Naga Self-Administered Zone...

. There is a major road under construction down from Lashi to the Chindwin River

Chindwin River

The Chindwin River is a river in Burma , and the largest tributary of the country's chief river the Ayeyarwady . It flows entirely within Burma and is known as Ning-thi to the Manipuris.-Source:...

 at Tamanthi

Tamanthi

Tamanthi, Htamanthi or Tamanthe is a village on the Chindwin River in Homalin Township in Hkamti District in the Sagaing Region of northwestern Burma.It is located near the Tamanthi Wildlife Reserve. It is near the planned multi-purpose Tamanthi Dam...

 in Homalin Township

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...

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In 2010, a potion of Hkamti Township

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....

 in the Naga Hills

Naga hills

Naga hills, reaching a height of around 3825 metres, lie on the border of India and Burma . These hills are part of a complex mountain system, and the parts of the mountain ranges inside the Indian state of Nagaland and the Burmese region of Sagaing are called the Naga Hills.In British India, the...

, including the 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...

 village of Yawpami

Yawpami

Yawpami is a village in Leshi Township in the Naga Self-Administered Zone in Sagaing Region of northwestern Burma. It lies 15 km to the northeast of Amimi and about 30 km southwest of Salem.-External links:* Maplandia World Gazetteer...

, was transferred to Leshi Township, in order to facilitate the creation of the Naga Self-Administered Zone.

Communities

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

Yawpami

Yawpami is a village in Leshi Township in the Naga Self-Administered Zone in Sagaing Region of northwestern Burma. It lies 15 km to the northeast of Amimi and about 30 km southwest of Salem.-External links:* Maplandia World Gazetteer...

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External links

• "Lashe Google Satellite Map" Maplandia