Hpakant
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Hpakant is a town in northern Myanmar renowned as the center of the country’s lucrative and often controversial jade mining industry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hpakant canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Mohnyin District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
artisanal miners
ⓘ
environmental degradation ⓘ ethnic armed groups ⓘ informal mining ⓘ landslides ⓘ military-linked business interests ⓘ |
| climate | tropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| conflictType | resource-related conflict zone ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| demographicFeature |
ethnically diverse population
ⓘ
migrant workers ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
jade trade
ⓘ
mining ⓘ |
| economicSignificance | major source of Myanmar’s jade export revenues ⓘ |
| exportProduct | jade ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | jade-bearing serpentinite belt ⓘ |
| governedBy | Kachin State government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIndustry | jade mining industry ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
deforestation
ⓘ
drug abuse ⓘ illegal mining ⓘ labor exploitation ⓘ water pollution ⓘ |
| knownFor |
jade mining
ⓘ
jadeite production ⓘ |
| language |
Burmese
ⓘ
Jinghpaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kachin State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Uru River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mineralResource | jade ⓘ |
| nearRiver | Chindwin River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
frequent mining accidents
ⓘ
informal mining settlements ⓘ large-scale open-pit mines ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hpakant Township
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
jade mining region of Kachin State ⓘ |
| region | Upper Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reputation |
center of Myanmar jade industry
ⓘ
site of controversial mining practices ⓘ |
| resourceType | gemstones ⓘ |
| securitySituation | militarized area ⓘ |
| timeZone | Myanmar Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportMode | road ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +6:30 ⓘ |
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