Country Burma District Hakha District Local time Thursday 4:54 AM Capital Hakha | State Chin State Time zone MST (UTC+6:30) Population 56,323 (2008) | |
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Thantlang Township (Burmese: ထန်တလန်မြို့နယ်; also Thantlang Township) is one of the nine townships in Chin State. Thantlang is the administrative town of inclusive nine circles (also called mountain ranges) attributed to the geographical and dialectical arrangements of the area. They are Khualhring Tlang (Khualhring circle),Vanzang Tlang (Vanzang circle), Zahnak Tlang (Zahnak circle), Bual Tlang (Bual circle), Lautu Tlang (Lautu circle), Mara Tlang (Mara circle), Vailam Tlang (Vailam circle), Zophei Tlang (Zophei circle) and Bawipa Tlang (Bawipa circle). The name Bawipa is attributed to famous mount Bawipa although villages in the circle majorly speak Zophei dialect.
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A variety of languages and different accents are spoken in Thantlang township, including Lautu, Zophei, Senthang, Lai and Mara. The western border of the township that separates it from India is formed by the Tyao River from the north, and the Kaladan River (known locally as the Boinu River) from the south which flow together at 22°47′10″N 93°05′45″E.
History
"Thlantlang" means cemetery mountain. Prior to 1995, there were many old cemeteries on the south side of the mountain above the main town, where subsequently the Burmese military build a camp and a pagoda. Briefly, in the early 2000s, a small piece of northeastern Thantlang Township, namely the village tracts of: Lungding, Tikhuangtum, Tlangkhua, Tlangpi, Tlangte, northern Vanzang (Farrawn), and Zangtlang, was transferred to Falam Township. However, in 2008, in the reorganization of Chin State townships, these village tracts were restored.
Borders
Thantlang Township borders on:
Communities
Thantlang is the major town in the township, with three smaller towns (larger villages) Leitak, Lungler (Lonle in Burmese transliteration), and Ngaphaipi. Lungler and Leitak have 16-bed hospitals (clinics). There are 37 village tracts and 76 villages in Thantlang Township.