Falam District Explained

Falam District (my|ဖလမ်းခရိုင်) is a district of the Chin State in Myanmar.^[1] It consists of 1 township and 445 villages. The major towns include: Fort White, and Falam.

Borders

Falam District borders:

• Tedim District to the north;
• Mizoram State of India to the west;
• Hakha District to the south;
• Kale District (Kalemyo District) of Sagaing Division to the east.

Townships

The district contains the following townships in the past:

• Falam Township
• Rikhawdar Sub-township

After the formation of Hakha District by the first Chin State Hluttaw emergency meeting No. 2/2012 on 1 June, only Falam, Tedim and Tonzang townships remain in Falam District.^[2] On May 1, 2022, Tedim District was formed with Tedim and Tonzang townships. Now only Falam Township remain in Falam District.

External links

• "Tedim District, Burma" SatelliteViews.net

Notes and References

1. http://www.pcgn.org.uk/Burma+Second+Order+Administrative+Divisions+-+2003.pdf "Burma: Second-Order Administrative Divisions (Districts)"
2. http://www.mrtv3.net.mm/newpaper/46newsn.pdf{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Page 16 Col 1