Kale District (also called Kalemyo District) is the westernmost district in Sagaing Division of Myanmar (Burma).

Townships

Its administrative center is the city of

Kalay Kalay ( my, ကလေး), also known as Kale, is a town in the Sagaing Region of Myanmar. It is located upstream from Mandalay and Monywa on the Myittha River, a tributary of the Chindwin River. The town is the district headquarters of the Kalay D ...

(Kalaymyo). The district consists of three townships; *

Kale Township Kale Township is a township in Kale District in the Sagaing Division of Burma (Myanmar). The principal town is Kalay.

Kalewa Township Kalewa Township is a township of Kale District in Sagaing Division of Burma (Myanmar). The principal town and administrative seat is Kalewa. The Paluzawa coal mines are located in Kalewa township.

* Mingin Township

Borders

To the west Kale District borders Falam District in

Chin State Chin State (, ) is a state in western Myanmar. The Chin State is bordered by Sagaing Division and Magway Division to the east, Rakhine State to the south, Bangladesh to the south-west, and the Indian states of Mizoram to the west and Ma ...

, to the north Mawlaik District, to the east

Shwebo District Shwebo District is a district in south-central Sagaing Division of Burma (Myanmar).Monywa District and finally Gangaw District of Magway Division.

Economy

The area is supported by rice farming, fisheries and timbering. The main towns are Kalaymyo,

Kalewa Kalewa is a town at the confluence of the Chindwin River and the Myittha River in Kale District, Sagaing Region of north-western Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Kalewa Township. Climate Kalewa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen ...

and Mingin.

Religion

Kale District is one of the most affluent Christian areas of Burma. 99% of inhabitants in Tahan are Christian even though Burma is a

Buddhist Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...

country and 90% of the national population are Buddhist. Only 4% of the Burmese population are Christian. Kale has 116

Monasteries A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which ...

, 508 Churches, a

Mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...

, two

Hindu Temples A Hindu temple, or ''mandir'' or ''koil'' in Indian languages, is a house, seat and body of divinity for Hindus. It is a structure designed to bring human beings and gods together through worship, sacrifice, and devotion.; Quote: "The Hin ...

, two Buddhist

Seminary A seminary, school of theology, theological seminary, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called ''seminarians'') in scripture, theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as clergy ...

for Nuns, five Buddhist nunneries and a

joss house Chinese temple architecture refer to a type of structures used as place of worship of Chinese Buddhism, Taoism or Chinese folk religion, where people revere ethnic Chinese gods and ancestors. They can be classified as: * '' miào'' () or '' ...

( Chinese communal temple). There are over 50 churches in Tahan also. This is the only place in Burma that you can see a church on every street corner and where Christmas is celebrated.Lalthangsanga, . History and Culture of Mizo.

References

External links

Maplandia.com: "Kale Google Satellite Map and Gazetteer"
Sagaing Region Districts of Myanmar {{KaleMM-geo-stub