Ponyo, Lahe
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Ponyo is a village in Lahe Township
, Naga Self-Administered Zone
, in the Sagaing Region of northwestern Burma. It is located on the border with India and lies at the headwaters of the Namteik Kha river.
The village is inhabited by peoples known as the Ponyo Nagar
s, which have been dominant in other villages in the area.
Human sacrifice and headhunting has been documented in Ponyo and the headchief of the village has been quoted in the 1920s as saying "we take the heads of human beings because they are the only fit morsels for the Nat".
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:...
, 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 Region of northwestern Burma. It is located on the border with India and lies at the headwaters of the Namteik Kha river.
The village is inhabited by peoples known as the Ponyo Nagar
Nagar
Nagar can refer to:*-nagar, a term meaning "settlement" in Sanskrit and other Indo-Aryan languages*the Nagar Valley in northern Pakistan**Nagar, Pakistan, a town in northern Pakistan...
s, which have been dominant in other villages in the area.
Human sacrifice and headhunting has been documented in Ponyo and the headchief of the village has been quoted in the 1920s as saying "we take the heads of human beings because they are the only fit morsels for the Nat".