The area is supported by rice farming, fisheries and timbering. The main towns are Kalaymyo, Kalewa and Mingin.
Religion
Tahan Baptish Church
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 country and 90% of the national population are Buddhist. Only 4% of the Burmese population are Christian. Kale has 116 BuddhistMonasteries, 508 Churches, a Mosque, two Hindu Temples, two Buddhist Seminary for Nuns, five Buddhist nunneries and a joss house (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.[2]
References
^ The Permanent Committee of Geographic Names (PCGN), United Kingdom, from Internet Archive
kale, district, also, called, kalemyo, district, westernmost, district, sagaing, division, myanmar, burma, districtcountry, burmaregionsagaing, regionno, townships3capitalkalaytime, zoneutc, contents, townships, borders, economy, religion, references, external. Kale District also called Kalemyo District is the westernmost district in Sagaing Division of Myanmar Burma 1 Kale DistrictDistrictCountry BurmaRegionSagaing RegionNo of Townships3CapitalKalayTime zoneUTC 6 30 MST Contents 1 Townships 2 Borders 3 Economy 4 Religion 5 References 6 External linksTownships Edit Townships of Kale district Kale Kalewa Mingin Its administrative center is the city of Kalay Kalaymyo The district consists of three townships Kale Township Kalewa Township Mingin TownshipBorders EditTo the west Kale District borders Falam District in Chin State to the north Mawlaik District to the east Shwebo District to the south Monywa District and finally Gangaw District of Magway Division Economy EditThe area is supported by rice farming fisheries and timbering The main towns are Kalaymyo Kalewa and Mingin Religion Edit Tahan Baptish Church 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 country and 90 of the national population are Buddhist Only 4 of the Burmese population are Christian Kale has 116 Buddhist Monasteries 508 Churches a Mosque two Hindu Temples two Buddhist Seminary for Nuns five Buddhist nunneries and a joss house 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 2 References Edit Burma Second Order Administrative Divisions Districts The Permanent Committee of Geographic Names PCGN United Kingdom from Internet Archive Lalthangsanga History and Culture of Mizo External links EditMaplandia com Kale Google Satellite Map and Gazetteer Coordinates 23 11 N 94 04 E 23 183 N 94 067 E 23 183 94 067 This Kale District location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kale District amp oldid 1038032952, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
