Falam Township ဖလမ်းမြို့နယ် | |
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 location in Falam district | |
| Coordinates:22°59′N93°42′E / 22.983°N 93.700°E /22.983; 93.700 | |
| Country |  Burma |
| State |  Chin State |
| District | Falam District |
| Capital | Falam |
| Population (2008)[1] | 46,883 |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
Falam Township (Burmese:ဖလမ်းမြို့နယ်) is the onlytownship ofFalam District in theChin State ofMyanmar. Its administrative seat is thetown of Falam. The population, as of 2014, is 41,457 (male:20,350; female: 21,107). Out of this population, 9,092 live in Falam town (urban population) and 32,365 live in rural areas.[2]
Falam Township is mountainous, running east–west from the foothills above theNeyinzaya andMyittha rivers to the high peaks of theChin Hills in theArakan Mountain Range and down to the border withMizoram State, India.[3] The highest peak in the township, MountZinghmuh[4] is also the second highest mountain peak in Chin State. TheManipur (Manipuya) River runs south through the center of the township. People who travel to the city take theKalay-Falam-Hakha Road. The township is famous for its heart-shaped lake calledHri (Rih or Yi).[5] The township is also the location ofLaiva Dam, the largest dam in Chin State. The dam produceshydroelectric power for Falam and neighboring cities such as Hakha andThantlang (Thlangtlang).
Bridges include the Manipura river-crossing suspension bridge, 320 feet long by 5 feet wide, linking Bazan Village and Kawdah Village, and the Lonnlwe creek-crossing suspension bridge, 130 feet long by four feet wide, linking Kawdah Village and Kwabwe Village in the township.[6]
In the reorganization of Chin State townships in 2008, Falam Township lost its northernmost village tracts in the east toTiddim Township, and a few of its recently gained southwesternmost village tracts were returned toThantlang Township, but it gained a much longer border with India by the transfer of Tiddim Township's southwestern village tracts to Fallam Township.[7]
In 2022, it became the only township left in Falam District after the formation of theTedim District.[8][9]
The town of Rihkhawdar (Reehkawdar) is the northernmost town in the township.[7] The township has 87 village tracts and 178 villages.[1]
Capital:Hakha | ||
| Tedim District |   | |
| Falam District | ||
| Hakha District | ||
| Matupi District | ||
| Paletwa District | ||
| Mindat District | ||
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