Nanhkan Township aka NamHkam Township is a township

Township

The word township is used to refer to different kinds of settlements in different countries. Township is generally associated with an urban area. However there are many exceptions to this rule. In Australia, the United States, and Canada, they may be settlements too small to be considered urban...

 of Mu Se District

Mu Se District

Mu Se District is a district of the Shan State in Burma . , it consisted of 4 towns and 1162 villages. The capital is at Muse.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Mu Se Township*Nanhkan Township*Kutkai Township...

 in the Shan State

Shan State

Shan State is a state of Burma . Shan State borders China to the north, Laos to the east, and Thailand to the south, and five administrative divisions of Burma in the west. Largest of the 14 administrative divisions by land area, Shan State covers 155,800 km², almost a quarter of the total...

 of eastern Burma. The principal town is Namhkam

Namhkam

Namhkam may refer to several places in Burma:*Namhkam -Shan State*Namhkam, Hkamti -Sagaing Region*Namkham, Homalin - Sagaing Region...

. It is not a big city. Nice place to live. Just a few miles away from Mu Se.

Shan and Kachin are majority in that area. There are Palaung Villages in NamHkam Township.

According to a survey conducted in 16 villages, poppy cultivation increased from 812 acres (328 hectares) to 1535 acres (617 hectares) within 2006-7 season and 2008-9 season.

Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) and Shan State National Army (SSNA) are active in that area. Pansay Militia is one of eight influential militia groups. Kyaw Myint, head of Pansay Militia, is selected as a USDP

USDP

USDP may be an abbreviation for* United States Democratic Party*Union Solidarity and Development Party * Unified Software Development Process...

candidate of NamHkam for Shan State Hluttaw.