Paletwa District
Paletwa District
Paletwa Township ပလက်ဝခရိုင် ပလက်ဝမြို့နယ် | |
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Location in Paletwa District in Chin State (red) | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| State | Chin State |
| Capital | Paletwa |
| Area | |
| 3,127.04 sq mi (8,099.0 km2) | |
| Elevation | 179 ft (55 m) |
| Population (2014) | |
| 64,971 | |
| • Density | 20.777/sq mi (8.0221/km2) |
| • Urban | 6,374 |
| • Rural | 58,597 |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
Paletwa Township (Burmese: ပလက်ဝမြို့နယ်) is the only township of Paletwa District (Burmese: ပလက်ဝခရိုင်) in southwestern Chin State, Myanmar. It consists of Paletwa and Sami towns and Paletwa is the administrative center for the township. During British rule, Paletwa District was formerly known as Arakan Hill Tracts as part of Arakan Division until formation of Chin State in 1974.