title: Hkamti District
text: # Hkamti District
  
  Hkamti District or Khamti District (sometimes Naga Hills District) is a district in northern Sagaing Division of Burma (Myanmar). Its administrative center is the town of Singkaling Hkamti.
  
  ## Townships
  
  The district consists of the two townships:
  
  * Hkamti Township, and
  * Homalin Township
  
  Prior to 2010, it additionally controlled Lahe, Lay Shi (Lashe), and Nanyun townships, which were transferred under the 2008 Constitution to the Naga Self-Administered Zone. The revised smaller district still has a significant minority Naga population.
  
  ## Borders
  
  Hkamti District is bordered by:
  
  * India to the west
  * Naga Self-Administered Zone to the west and north,
  * Myitkyina District and Mohnyin District of Kachin State to the east.
  * Katha District to the southeast, and
  * Mawlaik District and Tamu District to the south,
  
  ## Economy
  
  Most people in Hkamti District practice subsistence farming. There is also a jade mine, although most of the jade mining is nearby in Mohnyin District.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  The district is inhabited by the Khamti, Duleng (Kachin) and Nung Rawang people.
  
  