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Thantlang (, ; also Thlantlang or Htantlang in Burmese transliteration) is a town and the administrative center of Thantlang Township in Chin State, western Myanmar (formerly Burma).

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Place details

Locality
ထန်တလန်မြို့
Region
ချင်းပြည်နယ်
Country
မြန်မာ
Population
0

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Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.native_name
ထန်တလန်မြို့
Settlement.official_name
Thantlang
Settlement.other_name
Thlantlang
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map
Myanmar
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country (de jure):
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Division
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Hakha District
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Township:
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Thantlang Township
Settlement.subdivision_type4
Country (de facto):
Settlement.subdivision_name4
Chinland
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone
MMT
Settlement.utc_offset
+6.30

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Names
  • History
  • Geography and demographics
  • Education
  • Tourism
  • Festivals
  • Centenary cross controversy
  • References
  • External links

Thantlang (, ; also Thlantlang or Htantlang in Burmese transliteration) is a town and the administrative center of Thantlang Township in Chin State, western Myanmar (formerly Burma).

== Names == 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 "Thantlang" ("Famous Hill").

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Thantlang” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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