Falam District

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Location of Falam Town in Burma

Falam District (Burmese: ဖလမ်းခရိုင်) is a district of the Chin State in Myanmar.^[1] It consists of 1 township and 445 villages. The major towns include: Fort White, and Falam.

Borders

Falam District borders:

Tedim District to the north;
Mizoram State of India to the west;
Hakha District to the south;
Kale District (Kalemyo District) of Sagaing Division to the east.

Townships

The district contains the following townships in the past:

Falam Township
Rikhawdar Sub-township

After the formation of Hakha District by the first Chin State Hluttaw emergency meeting No. 2/2012 on 1 June, only Falam, Tedim and Tonzang townships remain in Falam District.^[2] On May 1, 2022, Tedim District was formed with Tedim and Tonzang townships. Now only Falam Township remain in Falam District.

Notes

^ "Burma: Second-Order Administrative Divisions (Districts)" Archived 2007-09-25 at the Wayback Machine The Permanent Committee of Geographic Names (PCGN), United Kingdom, from Internet Archive^{[dead link]}
^ http://www.mrtv3.net.mm/newpaper/46newsn.pdf^{[permanent dead link]} Page 16 Col 1