Paletwa District

{{Infobox settlement

|native_name = {{lang|my|ပလက်ဝခရိုင်}}
{{lang|my|ပလက်ဝမြို့နယ်}}

|official_name = Paletwa District
Paletwa Township

|settlement_type = Township and District

|image_skyline =

|image_map = Paletwa district in Chin state.svg

|map_caption = Location in Paletwa District in Chin State (red)

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{flag|Myanmar}}

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Chin State}}

|subdivision_type2 = Capital

|subdivision_name2 = Paletwa

|unit_pref = Imperial

|area_total_km2 =

|area_total_sq_mi = 3127.04

|population_total = 64,971

|population_urban = 6,374

|population_rural = 58,597

|population_footnotes ={{cite book|title=Census Report|publisher=Ministry of Immigration and Population|location=Naypyidaw|date=May 2015|series=The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census|volume=2|pages=52|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B067GBtstE5TeUlIVjRjSjVzWlk/view}}

|population_as_of = 2014

|population_density_km2 = auto

|elevation_ft = 179

|elevation_m =

|timezone = MMT

|utc_offset = +6:30

|website =

}}

Paletwa Township ({{langx|my|ပလက်ဝမြို့နယ်}}) is the only township of Paletwa District ({{langx|my|ပလက်ဝခရိုင်}}) in southwestern Chin State, Myanmar. It consists of Paletwa and Sami towns and Paletwa is the administrative center for the township.

Geography

Paletwa Township is located in southernmost part of Chin State. Its area is {{convert|3127.04|sqmi|abbr=on}}.[http://themimu.info/sites/themimu.info/files/documents/TspProfiles_GAD_Paletwa_2017_MMR.pdf "Paletwa Township Profile"] Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), May 2017 (in Burmese)

Borders

Paletwa Township borders on:{{cite web|url=http://themimu.info/sites/themimu.info/files/documents/State_Map_District_Chin_MIMU764v04_23Oct2017_A4.pdf|title=Chin State's District Map|work=Myanmar Information Management Unit|date=23 October 2017|accessdate=8 April 2018}}

References

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{{Chin State}}

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Category:Townships of Chin State

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