Thantlang Township
ထန်တလန်မြို့နယ် Thantlang Township | |
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 Location in Hakha district (in red) | |
| Country |  Burma |
| State |  Chin State |
| District | Hakha District |
| Capital | Than Tlang |
| Population (2008)[1] | 56,323 |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MST) |
Thantlang Township (Burmese: ထန်တလန်မြို့နယ်) is one of the nine townships in Chin State.[2] Thantlang is the administrative town of inclusive nine circles (also called mountain ranges) attributed to the geographical and dialectical arrangements of the area. They are Khualhring Tlang (Khualhring circle), Vanzang Tlang (Vanzang circle), Zahnak Tlang (Zahnak circle), Bual Tlang (Bual circle), Vailam Tlang ( Vailam circle ) Lautu Tlang (Lautu circle), Mara Tlang (Mara circle), Vailam Tlang (Vailam circle), Zophei Tlang (Zophei circle) and Bawipa Tlang (Bawipa circle). Only four circles speak Lai dialect. Zophei(Zophei and Bawipa circles), Lautu (Lautu circle), HawThai (Mara circle) speak their tribal language. The other fives circles and in Thantlang town speak Lai dialect. In Thantlang township, Lai dialect is the common use dialect. Lai dialect is also spoken at Hakha township and Falam township.
A variety of languages and different accents are spoken in Thantlang township, including Lautu, Zophei, Senthang, Lai and Lochei and Sizo. The western border of the township that separates it from India is formed by the Tiau River from the north, and the Kaladan River (known locally as the Boinu/Beino/Chhimtuipui River) from the south which flow together at 22°47′10″N 93°05′45″E / 22.78611°N 93.09583°E.
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