Thantlang
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Thantlang ထန်တလန်မြို့ Thlantlang |
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 Thantlang
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| Coordinates: 22°41′57″N 93°25′41″E / 22.69917°N 93.42806°ECoordinates: 22°41′57″N 93°25′41″E / 22.69917°N 93.42806°E | |
| Country: |
 Burma
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| Division: | Chin State |
| District: | Hakha District |
| Township: | Thantlang Township |
| Time zone | MST (UTC+6.30) |
Thantlang (Burmese: ထန်တလန်မြို့) (also Thlantlang or Htantlang in Burmese transliteration) is a town and the administrative center of Thantlang Township in Chin State, western Myanmar (formerly Burma).
Thantlang is located 25 miles from Hakha, the capital of Chin State. Thantlang was formerly known as Thlan Tlang ("Cemetery Hill") for the many cemeteries on the city's west side. In 1983, the People's Council officially changed the name of the town to "Than Tlang" ("Famous Hill").
Thantlang sits between the Vuichip and Marau Mountains. The Kaladan River flows between Hakha and Thantlang before it swerves north through into India's Mizoram State and re-emerges in Paletwa, where it merges into the Bay of Bengal. Thantlang's borders extend to Mizoram's edge in India. The town's water flows in from the nearby Buhva and Lahva rivers. Paddy fields dot Lahva's banks, regularly plowed by local farmers in June and harvested by the end of October.
The township is constructed of over eighty neighboring villages, surrounded by nine small regions: Khualhring, Vanzang, Zahnak, Bual, Vailam, Zophei, Bawipa Tlang, Lautu, and Mara. Thantlang provides space for the local governmental administrative offices, which serve all villages in that nine-region area. Roads in Thantlang township are mainly done by local villagers.
There are many different dialects in Thantlang but locals have no difficultly understanding each other.
The literacy rate of people from Than Tlang is arguably one of the three highest within Chin State, mostly among people from Tedim and Falam. Since 2000, there have been some private tuition schools in Than Tlang which have helped many young students into more successful passing rate into governmental high school. Older people are staunch supporters of education for the younger generations. Many local developments were done through local community labour as government never supports necessary rural and urban development. Most of the nine regions are not accessible by cars since no paved roads have been built by the government except for a few locally built roads. Many villagers travel by walking - which can take up to three days - to reach Than Tlang proper in order to do their shopping.
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