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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 Manipur t ...
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Mindat District Mindat District ( my, မင်းတပ်ခရိုင်, links=Mindat, Mindat=Mindat) is a district in the Chin State of Myanmar. It consists of two townships and 840 villages. History In 1948, after the formation of the constitution fo ...
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Matupi Township Matupi Township ( my, မတူပီမြို့နယ်; also Madupi Township) is a township of Matupi District in the Chin State of Burma (Myanmar).
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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 Manipur t ...
in western part of
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. Locally, the Mara natives called it Dawlei, and its transliteration in Hakha dialect is Darling.


Population

The population of Darling is 650 in 1997.Maraland.net - East Maraland by Dr Ngo Cho Le, Jurist Doctor


People

It is a Mara village and therefore, the people in this village are ethnic Mara people, who forms a distinct ethnic group inhabiting a contiguous 61 villages around this area.


Education

Darling has Middle School. Though a small village, Darling is known for producing many educated Maras in Myanmar.


Religion

With the arrival of pioneer missionaries to Mara people, Rev. & Mrs. R.A. Lorrain to
Maraland {{Use Indian English, date=December 2018 Maraland is a region in the southeastern part of Mizoram state, India, referring not to a political or district name but specifically to the area inhabited by the Mara people. The region is one of the thr ...
on September 26, 1907, the people of Darling are 100 percent Christians. Majority of them belong to
Mara Evangelical Church Mara Evangelical Church, or MEC in short, is one of the churches in Myanmar, formerly Burma, founded by English missionaries Reverend and Mrs. Reginald Arthur Lorrain in the year 1907. It is one of the oldest churches in Chin state, Myanmar. It w ...
in Myanmar, founded by the pioneer missionaries. Christianity plays an important role in shaping their lives and especially in the field education, which is vital to the development of the people.


Related links


Maraland.net: The home of Mara people on the internetMaraland.orgSamaw.com - English blog for Mara people


References

Populated places in Chin State