Nam Hka

Hka River or Nam Hka is a river of Shan State, Burma. It is a left hand tributary of the Salween.

Nam Hka
Location
CountryMyanmar, China
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationWa Hills
  elevation366 m (1,201 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Salween
  coordinates
21.5524°N 98.6245°E / 21.5524; 98.6245
  elevation
336 m (1,102 ft)

Historically this river separated the Wa States and the northern Shan state of Manglon from Kengtung State.[1]

Course

The Nam Hka forms the boundary between Burma and China in its upper course when it flows roughly southwards. It bends westwards at Pangkham, located at the bend of the river, until it joins the left bank of the Salween.[2]

See also

References

  1. Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 15, p. 200.
  2. Bertil Lintner, Great Game East: India, China and the Struggle for Asia’s Most Volatile Frontier, Harper Collins, New Delhi, 2012. Chapter 6
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