Homalin Township

Coordinates: 24°53′N 94°55′E / 24.883°N 94.917°E / 24.883; 94.917
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Homalin Township
ဟုမ္မလင်း မြို့နယ်
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Homalin Township (Burmese: ဟုမ္မလင်း မြို့နယ် [hóʊɰ̃məlɪ́ɰ̃ mjo̰nɛ̀]) is a township in Hkamti District in the Sagaing Region of Myanmar. The principal town is Homalin.[1] 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 town.[2]

Location in Sagaing Region

History

Gardens were first planted along the banks of the Chindwu in Homalin Township around 1700. Several villages such as

laphet".[3]

The 1908

Imperial Gazetteer of India recorded that the steamers of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company plied weekly between Pakokku and Homalin. Government of Myanmar also plied its launches on this route.[4][5] During World War II, Homalin on the bank of the Chindwin River, was occupied by the Japanese in late May/early June 1944.[6] Following this, after the Japanese were defeated, the town was combed thoroughly to remove any Japanese soldiers and this was followed by further preparations to counter any Japanese gunboat attacks from the river side.[7]

Naga tribes and their subgroups of Angkul, Nauk-aw, Laing Nang, Hyein Myay, Pain Kuu, Para, Makuri, Smmara, Pon Myo and Kyan Naga live in Homalin Township, apart from other townships such as the Khamti Township, Lahe Township, Layshee Township, Tanai Township, Nan Yon Township and Pan Saung of Sagaing Division.[8]

Wildlife

Relief map of the area. The wide river is the Chindwin River.

The

Tamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary, which was established on April 11, 1974 on the eastern bank of the Chindwin River, forms part of Hkamti
and Homalin Townships in Hkamti District of Sagaing Division. The area covered under this sanctuary is 830.40 square miles (2,150.7 km2), bounded between the Uyu River and Chindwin River; 230.40 square miles (596.7 km2) of this area is under the jurisdiction of the Homalin Township, while 600 square miles (1,600 km2) of the sanctuary is under Khamti Township.

The sanctuary abounds in

Roofed turtle are found here.[10]

Towns and villages

Towns and villages in Homalin include Awthaw,

Yaza, Yebawmi, Yegyanzin, Yegyaw, Yele, Yele, Yethpa, Ywadanshe, Ywathit, Zedizeik and Zibyugon
.

Languages

Festivals

The most famous festival celebrated in the Homalin Township, which is largely inhabited by Naga tribals, is the Kaibi New Year festival on 15 January every year, which is a festival common to all Naga tribals of the entire region. Other festivals by the community are the new housing ceremony, harvesting ceremony and the spiritual worship ceremony.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Archived 2010-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
  2. ^ "Map of Homalin Township" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
  3. ^ Kew bulletin. Vol. 10. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, JSTOR (Organization), H. M. Stationery Office. 1896. p. 14.
  4. ^ Imperial gazetteer of India: provincial series. Vol. 11. Superintendent of Government Printing. 1908. p. 229. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
  5. ^ Sir William Stevenson Meyer (1908). Imperial Gazetteer of India. Vol. 10. Clarendon Press. p. 248.
  6. ^ Bisheshwar Prasad (1958). The reconquest of Burma, June 1942 – August 1945. Official history of the Indian Armed Forces in the Second World War, 1939–1945. p. 54.
  7. ISBN 1-57488-741-6
    . Retrieved 2010-09-28.
  8. ^ a b "Ethnic Tribes in Myanmar (Burma)". The Naga Tribes. Ethnic Tours in Myanmar. Archived from the original on December 10, 2006. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
  9. ^ Sein Tu. "The Nature of Were-Tigers". Tamanthi Wild-life Sanctuary. Department of Psychology, University of Mandalay. Archived from the original on 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2009-09-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ^ "Htamanthie wildlife sanctuary (Homalin Township, Sagaing Division)". Myanmar Walker. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
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