Hseni Township
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Hsenwi Township is a township
of Lashio District in the Shan State
of eastern Burma. It shares the borders with Kutkai Township
in the north, Kunlong Township
in the east, Lashio Township
in the south and Namtu Township
in the west. It is 472.89 square miles. There are 4 wards and 32 village-tracts. Total population is about 50,000 in 2009. The climate is tropical and average annual rainfall is 50 inches. Namtu, Namle and Namsalat are main creeks and they stream from east to west. The principal town is Hsenwi
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Teak, chestnut, sweet chestnut, lacquer trees, Casaia Siamea, mangolia and mango, jack fruit, guava trees, banana, lychee, green tea and orange are grown. Paddy, corn, soya bean, ground nut, pigeon peas, sesame, belleric myrobalan, sunflower, rubber, sugarcane, chili, potato and coffee are also grown. It has 51,542 acres of cultivable land, 3,640 acres of un-cultivable land, 67,375 acres of virgin and vacant land and 19,821 acres of reserved forests and protected forest. Buffalo, cow, pig, chicken, fish were breed in the township.
There are 1 high school, 4 high school branches, 1 middle school, 7 post primary schools and 50 primary schools.
There are 1 25-bedded hospital, 2 16-bedded hospitals, 3 rural health clinics and 12 rural health clinics (branches). One of 16-bedded hospitals is in Sanlaung Village. It has been commissioned since October 2004.
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 Lashio District 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. It shares the borders with Kutkai Township
Kutkai Township
Kutkai Township is a township of Muse District in the Shan State of eastern Burma. The principal town is Kutkai.It shares the border with Laukkai Township aka Laukkaing Township of Laukkaing District in the east...
in the north, Kunlong Township
Kunlong Township
Kunlong Township is a township of Kunlong District in the Shan State of Burma. The principal town is Kunlong....
in the east, Lashio Township
Lashio Township
Lashio Township is a township of Lashio District in the Shan State of eastern Burma. The principal town is Lashio located in Northern Shan State. Lashio is famous by its natural resources and it is mixed up with many ethnic groups such as Palaung, Wa, Chinese , Shan, Kachin....
in the south and Namtu Township
Namtu Township
Namtu Township is a township of Kyaukme District in the Shan State of eastern Burma. The principal town is Namtu....
in the west. It is 472.89 square miles. There are 4 wards and 32 village-tracts. Total population is about 50,000 in 2009. The climate is tropical and average annual rainfall is 50 inches. Namtu, Namle and Namsalat are main creeks and they stream from east to west. The principal town is Hsenwi
Theinni
Theinni or Hsenwi is a town in northern Shan State of Burma, situated near the north bank of the Nam Tu River and now the centre of Hsenwi Township in Lashio District. It is 28 miles north of Lashio. It is 2,100 feet above sea level...
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Teak, chestnut, sweet chestnut, lacquer trees, Casaia Siamea, mangolia and mango, jack fruit, guava trees, banana, lychee, green tea and orange are grown. Paddy, corn, soya bean, ground nut, pigeon peas, sesame, belleric myrobalan, sunflower, rubber, sugarcane, chili, potato and coffee are also grown. It has 51,542 acres of cultivable land, 3,640 acres of un-cultivable land, 67,375 acres of virgin and vacant land and 19,821 acres of reserved forests and protected forest. Buffalo, cow, pig, chicken, fish were breed in the township.
There are 1 high school, 4 high school branches, 1 middle school, 7 post primary schools and 50 primary schools.
There are 1 25-bedded hospital, 2 16-bedded hospitals, 3 rural health clinics and 12 rural health clinics (branches). One of 16-bedded hospitals is in Sanlaung Village. It has been commissioned since October 2004.