Tanai District
Township and District in Kachin State, Myanmar
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Tanai Township (Burmese: တနိုင်းမြို့နယ်) is the only township in Tanai District (Burmese: တနိုင်းခရိုင် in northwestern Kachin State, northern Myanmar. The principal town is Tanai.[1] On 30 April 2022, the Ministry of Home Affairs designated Tanai Township into a new district consisting of only itself.[2][3]
Tanai Township
Tanai District တနိုင်းမြို့နယ် တနိုင်းခရိုင် | |
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Hukawng River in Tanai Township | |
 Location in Kachin State | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| State |  Kachin State |
| District | Tanai District |
| Capital | Tanai |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,772.92 sq mi (12,361.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 608 ft (185 m) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 39,229 |
| • Density | 8.2191/sq mi (3.1734/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
The Shadu Zup militia operates gold mines in the township. In July 2022, they attacked a Kachin Independence Army base near the Ka Nwe Thu mine in Tanai Township during the outbreak of civil war in Myanmar since 2021.[4]
Near the town of Tanai are Burmese amber sites of paleontological interest including the recently uncovered Inzutzut, Angbamo, and Xipiugong sites.[5]
