Paletwa Township Explained

Official Name:	Paletwa Township
Settlement Type:	Township
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Chin State
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Matupi District
Subdivision Type3:	Capital
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:	3127.04
Population Total:	64,971
Population Urban:	6,374
Population Rural:	58,597
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population As Of:	2014
Population Density Km2:	auto
Elevation Ft:	179
Timezone:	MST
Utc Offset:	+6:30

Paletwa Township (Burmese: ပလက်ဝမြို့နယ်) 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.

Geography

Paletwa Township is located in southernmost part of Chin State. Its area is 3127.04sqmi.^[2]

Borders

Paletwa Township borders on:^[3]

• Kanpetlet Township and Mindat Township to the east;
• Matupi Township to the northeast;
• Kyauktaw Township, Minbya Township and Mrauk-U Township of Rakhine State to the south;
• Buthidaung Township of Rakhine State, and Bangladesh to the west; and
• India to the north.

References

21.3°N 143°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Census Report. Ministry of Immigration and Population. Naypyidaw. May 2015. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. 2. 52.
2. http://themimu.info/sites/themimu.info/files/documents/TspProfiles_GAD_Paletwa_2017_MMR.pdf "Paletwa Township Profile"
3. Web site: Chin State's District Map. Myanmar Information Management Unit. 23 October 2017. 8 April 2018.