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Darling, Chin State
Darling or Dawlei is a Mara people, Mara village in Matupi Township, Matupi township of Chin State in western part of Myanmar, earlier known as Burma. 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 people, 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 on September 26, 1907, the people of Darling are 100 percent Christians. Majority of them belong to Mara Evangelical Church in Myanmar, founded by the pioneer missionaries. Christianity plays an important role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States Of Burma
Myanmar is divided into 21 administrative divisions, which include #Regions, States, and Union Territory, seven regions, #Regions, States, and Union Territory, seven states, Naypyidaw Union Territory, one union territory, Wa Self-Administered Division, one self-administered division, and self-administered zone, five self-administered zones. Table Following is the table of government subdivisions and its organizational structure based on different regions, states, the union territory, the self-administered division, and the self-administered zones: The regions were called divisions prior to August 2010, and four of them are named after their capital city, the exceptions being Sagaing Region, Ayeyarwady Region and Tanintharyi Region. The regions can be described as ethnically predominantly Bamar people, Burman (Bamar), while the states, the zones and Wa Division are dominated by ethnic minorities. Yangon Region has the largest population and is the most densely populated. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chin State
Chin State (, ) is a state in western Myanmar. Chin State is bordered by Sagaing Division and Magway Division to the east, Rakhine State to the south, the Chattogram Division of Bangladesh to the west, and the Indian states of Mizoram to the west and Manipur to the north. The population of Chin State is about 488,801 according to the 2014 census, and its capital city is Hakha. The state is named after the Chin people, an ethnic group native to Chin State and neighboring Rakhine State. Much of the state is mountainous and sparsely populated, with few transportation links and low levels of economic development. It also has Myanmar's highest poverty rate, at 58%, according to a 2017 report. History Early history Situated in the remote hilly region of the Chin Hills, Chin State was traditionally autonomous and far from their neighboring powers like Burman kingdoms in the east and Indian states in the west to reach. Until the British advancement in the region, independent ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Burma
Districts (; ) are the second-level administrative divisions of Myanmar. They are the subdivisions of the administrative divisions of Myanmar, regions and states of Myanmar. Districts are in turn are subdivided into Townships of Myanmar, townships, then towns, wards and villages. Prior to 2022, there were 76 districts in Myanmar. The number of districts was expanded to a total of 121 on 30 April 2022 through Notification 319/2022 through 333/2022 under the authority of the Ministry of Home Affairs (Myanmar), Ministry of Home Affairs with the most new districts going to Shan State and Yangon Region. The district's role is more supervisory as the townships of Myanmar, townships are the basic administrative unit of local governance. A district is led by a district administrator, a civil servant appointed through the General Administration Department, General Administration Department (GAD) of the Ministry of Home Affairs (Myanmar), Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA). The minister of ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mindat District
Mindat District () 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 for the Union of Burma, Pakokku province was created with two districts - Pakokku District and Mindat District. They comprised a total of 11 townships - Pakokku (capital city), Mindat, Chin State, Mindat, Yesagyo, Pauk, Myanmar, Pauk, Seikphyu, Myaing, Gangaw, Htilin, Saw, Myanmar, Saw, Kanpetlet, and Matupi, Myanmar, Matupi. On 1962 Burmese coup d'état, March 2nd, 1962 the military led by General Ne Win staged a coup d'état, putting Burma under the direct military rule. A new constitution of the Burmese Way to Socialism, Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma was established on May 4, 1974. Pakokku province was then broken up in a fashion whereby Pakokku District was added to the Magway Division, and Mindat District was added to Chin State. Townships Mindat District contains the Townships of Myanmar, towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matupi Township
Matupi Township (; also batupui Township) is a township of Matupi District in the Chin State of Burma (Myanmar)."Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU) Matupi is the administrative center for the township. Geography Location The Matupi township is located in western Myanmar. The town is situated between latitudes 21.36'57.93 north and longitude 93.26'21.09 east. Matupi township is bordered: to the east by the Magwe division; to the south by[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christians
A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the world. The words '' Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title (), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term '' mashiach'' () (usually rendered as ''messiah'' in English). While there are diverse interpretations of Christianity which sometimes conflict, they are united in believing that Jesus has a unique significance. The term ''Christian'' used as an adjective is descriptive of anything associated with Christianity or Christian churches, or in a proverbial sense "all that is noble, and good, and Christ-like." According to a 2011 Pew Research Center survey, there were 2.3 billion Christians around the world, up from about 600 million in 1910. Today, about 37% of all Christians live in the Americas, about 26% live in Europe, 24% live in sub-Saharan Afric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time In Burma
Myanmar Standard Time (, ), formerly Burma Standard Time (BST), is the standard time in Myanmar, 6.5 hours ahead of UTC. Myanmar Standard Time (MMT) is calculated on the basis of 97°30′E longitude.MFF 2002: 1 MMT is used all year round, as Myanmar does not observe daylight saving time.USNAO 2013: 262 History Pre-colonial period Myanmar did not have a standard time before the British colonial period. Each region kept its own local mean time, according to the Burmese calendar rules: sunrise, noon, sunset and midnight.(Clancy 1906: 57): The Burmese calendar recognizes two types of day: astronomical and civil. The mean Burmese astronomical day is from midnight to midnight, and represents 1/30th of a synodic month or 23 hours, 37 minutes and 28.08 seconds. The civil day comprises two halves, the first half beginning at sunrise and the second half at sunset. The day was divided into eight 3-hour segments called ''baho'' (ဗဟို), or sixty 24-minute segments called ''n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mara People
The Mara (, ; , ), also historically known as ''Lakher'', are an ethnic group native to Mizoram, India, and Chin State, Myanmar. Ethnonyms While the community refers to themselves as Maras, various exonyms have been used by neighbouring tribes and colonial authorities. The Lushei referred to them as ''Lakher''. Early British records called them ''Shendu'' before adopting the Lushei term. Geography Maraland is divided between India and Myanmar, straddling the international border. West Maraland West Maraland lies in Mizoram, India. It constitutes a distinct administrative region with its own Siaha district and enjoys autonomy through the Mara Autonomous District Council. East Maraland East Maraland is located in Chin State, Myanmar. It is divided into two main areas: Thantlang District (locally known as "Chha Mara") and Matupi District ("Fei Mara"). History Early migrations The Mara people are believed to have migrated from the north, driven southward by pressu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myanmar
Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million. It is bordered by India and Bangladesh to its northwest, China to its northeast, Laos and Thailand to its east and southeast, and the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal to its south and southwest. The country's capital city is Naypyidaw, and its largest city is Yangon (formerly Rangoon). Early civilisations in the area included the Tibeto-Burman-speaking Pyu city-states in Upper Myanmar and the Mon kingdoms in Lower Myanmar. In the 9th century, the Bamar people entered the upper Irrawaddy River, Irrawaddy valley, and following the establishment of the Pagan Kingdom in the 1050s, the Burmese language and Culture of Myanmar, culture and Buddhism in Myanmar, Theravada Buddhism slowly became dominant in the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maraland
{{Use Indian English, date=December 2018 Maraland is a region in the southeastern part of Mizoram state, India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since .... The region is one of the three Autonomous District Councils in the state. See also * Mara Thyutlia Py External links Maraland information at Maraland.NET Mizoram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 was part of the unified Mara Church among the Mara people until it had to become independent after India and Myanmar attained independence from the British Raj in 1947. The Mara Church in India became the Evangelical Church of Maraland and Congregational Church of India, Maraland (CCI-M), while the one in Myanmar became MEC. Headquarters Mara Evangelical Church (MEC) has its headquarters at Lialaipi (Lailenpi) and Sabyhpi (Khihlo) in Chin State, Myanmar. It has its mission headquarters at Sittwe, previously known as Akyab, Rakhine State. It also has an office in Yangon, the largest and former capital city of Myanmar. History English missionaries Reverend and Mrs. Reginald Arthur Lorrain (brother of missionary James Herbert Lorrain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
