Kanpetlet (, ) is a town in the

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 ...

of West

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

and the home of the

Kanpetlet Township Kanpetlet Township ( my, ကန်ပက်လက်မြို့နယ်) is a township of Mindat District in the Chin State of Myanmar. Its principal town is Kanpetlet Kanpetlet (, ) is a town in the Chin State of West Myanmar and the home ...

administration body. It is known for Mt. Victoria, the highest peak in the

Chin Hills The Chin Hills are a range of mountains in Chin State, northwestern Burma, Burma (Myanmar), that extends northward into India's Manipur state. Geography The highest peak in the Chin Hills is Khonu Msung, or Mount Victoria, in southern Chin State ...

and one of the highest in Western Myanmar, and

Natmataung National Park Natmataung National Park is a national park in Myanmar covering . It was established in 2010 and is listed as one of the ASEAN Heritage Parks. In elevation, it ranges from surrounding Nat Ma Taung in Mindat and Kanpetlet Townships, Chin State ...

, home of some of the world's rarest bird species. Under British rule Kanpetlet was one of the two districts in the

. However, due to its isolated location and lack of large enough population to support development, it has become one of the least developed townships in Chin State and Myanmar. Kan Pet Let is the home of the southern Chin tribes of the Dai, Da Yindu, Uppu, Mun and Ng'gha clans. It can be found especially in ancient Burmese official literature. Around its border there are Saw, Mindat, Paletwa, Setottayar and Minpyar townships.

External links

Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Township capitals of Myanmar Populated places in Chin State {{Chin-geo-stub