Mindat District

Mindat District

Mindat District ([မင်းတပ်ခရိုင်] Error: {{Langx}}: invalid parameter: |Mindat= (help)) is a district in the Chin State of Myanmar. It consists of two townships and 840 villages.

Location in Chin state

History

In 1948, after the formation of the constitution for the Union of Burma, Pakokku province was created with two districts - Pakokku District and Mindat District. They comprised a total of 11 townships - Pakokku (capital city), Mindat, Yesagyo, Pauk, Seikphyu, Myaing, Gangaw, Htilin, Saw, Kanpetlet, and Matupi.

On March 2nd, 1962 the military led by General Ne Win took control of Burma through a coup d'état, which put the government under the direct control of the military. A new constitution of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma was established on May 4, 1974.

Pakokku province was then broken up in a fashion, whereby Pakokku District was added to the Magway Division, and Mindat District was added to Chin State.

Townships

Mindat District contains the townships of Mindat and Kanpetlet.

References

• "Visit Mindat, Myanmar".