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 Chittagong 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.
Myanmar is divided into 21 administrative divisions, which include seven regions, seven states, one union territory, one self-administered division, and five self-administered zones.
Chinland, officially the State of Chinland, is a self-governing polity in Southeast Asia. Its claimed territory encompasses Myanmar's Chin State. It controls approximately one third of the Chin State in western Myanmar, along the borders with Bangladesh and India.
Rezua is a town located in Matupi District of Chin State, Myanmar (Burma). The name Rezua comes from the name Razawh after the chief of Rezua clan moved their village from Arphaephu Chia to the present location. It is 6,000 feet (1,800 m) above sea level, located in the central part of Chin State.
Thantlang is a town and the administrative center of Thantlang Township in Chin State, western Myanmar.
Falam District is a district of the Chin State in Myanmar. It consists of 1 township and 445 villages. The major towns include: Fort White, and Falam.
Paletwa Township is a township of Matupi District in the Chin State of Myanmar. It consists of Paletwa and Sami towns and Paletwa is the administrative center for the township.
Tonzang Township is a township in Tedim District, Chin State of Myanmar. The 3,471.24-square-kilometre Tonzang Township is bordered by Tedim Township in the south, Kale Township of the Sagaing Division in the south-east, Tamu Township of the Sagaing Division in the north-east, the Indian state of Manipur in the north and the Indian state of Mizoram in the west.
Tedim Township is in Tedim District, Chin State of Myanmar (Burma). The administrative centre for the township is the town of Tedim. Tedim Township is the most populous township in Chin State, with a population of 87,623.
Tonzang is a town and the administrative seat of Tonzang Township in Chin State, Myanmar. Tonzang is the second most populous town in Tedim District of Chin State.
The Lai people mainly inhabit the southern parts of Chin Hills in Myanmar's Chin State, in the townships of Falam, Thantlang and Hakha. They are also found in the Lawngtlai district of Mizoram, India, where they have been granted the Lai Autonomous District Council. Outside this area they are scattered in Mizoram and in Manipur. Their languages "Lai holh" and "Hakha holh" are classified as Central Kuki-Chin languages.
The Zomi Revolutionary Army (ZRA) is an armed Zomi nationalist militant group formed in 1997, following an increase in ethnic tensions between the Kuki people and the Paites tribe in Churachandpur district of Manipur, India. Its parent organisation, the Zomi Re-unification Organisation, was founded in April 1993.
Kale Township is a township in Kale District in the Sagaing Division of Burma (Myanmar). The principal town is Kalay.
Ngawn or Ngawn Chin is a Chin language spoken in Falam District, Chin State, and Kale District, Sagaing Region, Burma. There are 27 Ngawn villages in Falam township, Chin State.
The Tuivai River is a river that originates in Myanmar and flows through the states of Manipur, Mizoram and Assam in India. It is the longest tributary of the Barak River, into which it flows at Tipaimukh near the village Sipuikawn.
Sami is a town located in Mindat District, Chin State of Myanmar (Burma). It is the administrative seat of Sami sub-township.
The Myanmar Civil War, also known as the Burmese Civil War, Burmese Spring Revolution, or People's Defensive War, is an ongoing civil war since 2021. It began following Myanmar's long-running insurgencies, which escalated significantly in response to the 2021 military coup d'état and the subsequent violent crackdown on anti-coup protests. The exiled National Unity Government and major ethnic armed organisations repudiated the 2008 Constitution and called instead for a democratic federal state. Besides engaging this alliance, the ruling government of the State Administration Council, or SAC, also contends with other anti-SAC forces in areas under its control. Hannah Beech of The New York Times observed the insurgents are apportioned into hundreds of armed groups scattered across the country.
The following is a timeline of major events during the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), following the 2021 military coup d'état and protests. It was also a renewed intensity in existing internal conflict in Myanmar.
The Chin Theater is one of the theaters of the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), with resistance forces fighting against the Tatmadaw military junta in Chin State, western Myanmar.
Tedim District is a district in Chin State, Myanmar with a population of 117,393 according to the Myanmar Census 2014, making it the most populous district in Chin State. On 1 May 2022, Tedim District was formed with Tedim and Tonzang townships. Its district seat is Tedim. The major towns are Tedim, Tonzang, Cikha, and Khaikam.
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