Thantlang Township is one of nine township

Township

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Chin State

Chin State is a state located in western Burma . The Chin State is bordered by Rakhine State in the south, Bangladesh in south-west, Sagaing Division and Magway Division in the east, Indian state of Manipur in the north and Indian state of Mizoram in the west. The Chin ethnic group make up the...

. Thantlang

Thantlang

Thantlang ; also Tlangtlang, Thlangtlang, Htantlang and Htantalan) is a town and the administrative center of Htantlang Township in Chin State, western Burma .-External links:* Maplandia.com...

 is the chief town and the administrative center.

A variety of languages 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 Tayawbar River (Tyao River) from the north, and the Kaladan River

Kaladan River

The Kaladan River is a river in eastern Mizoram State of India, and in Chin State and Rakhine State of western Myanmar. It forms the international border between India and Burma between 22° 47′ 10" N and 22° 11′ 06" N.-Geography:The river arises in central Chin State as the Timit, 22° 49′ 28″ N ...

 (known locally as the Boynu 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

Falam Township

Falam Township is a township of Falam District in the Chin State of Burma . Its administrative seat is the town of Falam.Falam Township is mountainous, running east-west from the foothills above the Neyinzaya and Myittha rivers to the high peaks of the Chin Hills in the Arakan Mountain Range and...

. However, in 2008, in the reorganization of Chin State townships, these village tracts were restored.

Borders

Htantlang Township borders on:

• Mizoram State
  Mizoram
  Mizoram is one of the Seven Sister States in North Eastern India, sharing borders with the states of Tripura, Assam, Manipur and with the neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Burma. Mizoram became the 23rd state of India on 20 February 1987. Its capital is Aizawl. Mizoram is located in the...
  
   of India to the west and north;
• Falam Township
  Falam Township
  Falam Township is a township of Falam District in the Chin State of Burma . Its administrative seat is the town of Falam.Falam Township is mountainous, running east-west from the foothills above the Neyinzaya and Myittha rivers to the high peaks of the Chin Hills in the Arakan Mountain Range and...
  
   to the northeast;
• Matupi Township
  Matupi Township
  Matupi Township is a township of Mindat District in the Chin State of Burma . Matupi is the administrative center for the township.-Ethnic groups:The Matu Chin are the predominant tribe in the area....
  
   to the south; and
• Hakha Township to the east.

Communities

Thantlang is the major town in the township, with three smaller towns (larger villages) Leitak Lonlei (LungLer), and Ngaphaipi. Lungler and Leitak have 16 bed hospitals (clinics). There are 37 village tracts and 76 villages in Htantlang Township.

External links

• "Htantlang Township, Chin State" map, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), 6 August 2009
• Township 57 on "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), December 2007
• "Thlangtlang Google Satellite Map" Maplandia.com