Matupi TownshipMatupi Township (Burmese: မတူပီမြို့နယ်; also batupui Township) is a township of Matupi District in the Chin State of Burma (Myanmar). Matupi is the administrative center for the township. GeographyLocationThe 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, MyanmarMatupi (Burmese: မတူပီမြို့, MLCTS: ma. tu pi, pronounced) is the principal town of Matupi Township of Chin State in western Myanmar. Six major Chin tribes inhabit Matupi: the Matu, Mara (Tlosai, Hlaipao, Hawthai, Sizo, etc), Dai, Zotung, and Khumi tribes. HistoryAmong the villages in Chin State, Matupi (formerly known as Batupuei Village) was the biggest and most populous.
Mindat TownshipMindat Township (Burmese: မင်းတပ်မြို့နယ်) is a township located in Mindat District in the Chin State of Myanmar. The township is located between latitude 21.19 and 21.47, longitude 93.23 and 94.29. The third highest peak in Myanmar, (Mt. Victoria which was named after Queen Victoria of British) at 3,053 metres (10,016 ft), is visible from here, though it is within the Kanpetlet township boundary.
Kanpetlet TownshipKanpetlet Township (Burmese: ကန်ပက်လက်မြို့နယ်) is a township of Mindat District in the Chin State of Myanmar. Its principal town is Kanpetlet. There are 26 village-tracts and 117 villages in the township; only about 13 villages have access to motor roads and the population of the remaining over 100 villages had to travel on foot from one place to another in 2011.
KanpetletKanpetlet (Burmese: ကန်ပက်လက်မြို့, MLCTS: kan pak lak mrui, pronounced) is a town in the Chin State of western Myanmar. HistoryUnder British rule, Kanpetlet was one of the two districts in the Chin Hills. However, due to its remote location and a population too small to support development, it has become one of the least developed townships in Chin State and Myanmar.
British rule in BurmaToday part ofMyanmarBritish colonial rule in Burma lasted from 1824 to 1948, from the successive three Anglo-Burmese Wars through the creation of Burma as a province of British India to the establishment of an independently administered colony separate from British colonial India, and finally independence. The region under British control was known as British Burma, and officially known as Burma (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်) from 1886.
PaletwaPaletwa (Burmese: ပလက်ဝမြို့, MLCTS: pa. lak wa. mrui., pronounced) is one of the westernmost towns of Myanmar; in Chin State, located 18 kilometres (11 mi) from the border with Bangladesh. The town borders Mizoram in India and Chittagong Division of Bangladesh. Its population was about 97,000 in 2014. The Arakan Army (AA) launched an attack at the town on 13 November 2023, and captured it on 15 January 2024 during the Myanmar Civil War.
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Chin peopleThe Chin peoples (Burmese: ချင်းလူမျိုး, MLCTS: hkyang: lu. myui:, pronounced [tɕɪ́ɰ̃ lù mjó]) are a collection of Tibeto-Burman ethnic groups native to western Myanmar (Burma). The Chin primarily live in the mountains of Chin State but are also found in parts of Sagaing Region, Magway Region, and Lower Myanmar. Significant Chin diaspora communities are also present in northeast India, the United States, Malaysia, and Australia.
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Paletwa DistrictPaletwa Township (Burmese: ပလက်ဝမြို့နယ်) is the only township of Paletwa District (Burmese: ပလက်ဝခရိုင်) in southwestern Chin State, Myanmar. It consists of Paletwa and Sami towns and Paletwa is the administrative center for the township. During British rule, Paletwa District was formerly known as Arakan Hill Tracts as part of Arakan Division until formation of Chin State in 1974.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.