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Falam Township

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Bridges include the Manipura river-crossing suspension bridge, 320 feet long by 5 feet wide, linking Bazan Village and Kawdah Village, and the Lonnlwe creek-crossing suspension bridge, 130 feet long by four feet wide, linking Kawdah Village and Kwabwe Village in the township.
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The town of Rihkhawdar (Reehkawdar) is the northernmost town in the township. The township has 87 village tracts and 178 villages.
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In the reorganization of Chin State townships in 2008, Falam Township lost its northernmost village tracts in the east to
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map, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), 6 August 2009, last accessed 28 November 2010
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runs south through the center of the township. People who travel to the city take the
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Falam Township is mountainous, running east–west from the foothills above the
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Road. The township is famous for its heart-shaped lake called
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is also the second highest mountain peak in Chin State. The
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New borders and village tracts are displayed on the
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Its administrative seat is the 562: 556: 246:rivers to the high peaks of the 130: 68: 61: 45: 512: 432: 412: 388: 372: 343: 313: 1: 398:, "Zinghmu Klang (Approved)" 16:Township in Chin State, Burma 471:"Falam Township, Chin State" 455:"Falam Township, Chin State" 254:and down to the border with 7: 10: 796: 297: 51:location in Falam district 671: 653: 630: 612: 589: 571: 554: 533: 520: 479:Maplandia World Gazetteer 212: 185: 177: 167: 155: 143: 125: 90: 56: 44: 35: 27: 21: 477:"Falam Google Satellite" 338:"Falam_Township_Profile" 321: 264:Manipur (Manipuya) River 780:Townships of Chin State 288:Thantlang (Thlangtlang) 418:"Hri Lake (Approved)" 252:Arakan Mountain Range 424:GEOnet Names Server 404:GEOnet Names Server 284:hydroelectric power 106: /  645:Kanpetlet Township 604:Thantlang Township 308:Thantlang Township 767: 766: 202: 201: 110:22.983°N 93.700°E 82:Location in Burma 787: 672:Cities and towns 663:Paletwa Township 655:Paletwa District 566: 560: 548:Tonzang Township 507: 500: 493: 484: 483: 458: 451: 442: 436: 430: 416: 410: 392: 386: 376: 370: 369: 367: 365: 355: 347: 341: 335: 214: 136: 134: 133: 121: 120: 118: 117: 116: 111: 107: 104: 103: 102: 99: 72: 71: 65: 49: 30: 29: 19: 18: 795: 794: 790: 789: 788: 786: 785: 784: 770: 769: 768: 763: 667: 649: 640:Mindat Township 632:Mindat District 626: 622:Matupi Township 614:Matupi District 608: 585: 567: 561: 552: 529: 516: 511: 467: 462: 461: 452: 445: 437: 433: 417: 413: 396:Zing Hmuh Tlang 393: 389: 377: 373: 363: 361: 353: 349: 348: 344: 336: 329: 324: 316: 304:Tiddim Township 300: 229:Burma (Myanmar) 131: 129: 114: 112: 108: 105: 100: 97: 95: 93: 92: 86: 85: 84: 83: 80: 79: 78: 77: 73: 52: 40: 31: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 793: 783: 782: 765: 764: 762: 761: 756: 751: 746: 741: 736: 731: 726: 721: 716: 711: 706: 701: 696: 691: 686: 681: 675: 673: 669: 668: 666: 665: 659: 657: 651: 650: 648: 647: 642: 636: 634: 628: 627: 625: 624: 618: 616: 610: 609: 607: 606: 601: 599:Hakha Township 595: 593: 591:Hakha District 587: 586: 584: 583: 581:Falam Township 577: 575: 573:Falam District 569: 568: 555: 553: 551: 550: 545: 543:Tedim Township 539: 537: 535:Tedim District 531: 530: 521: 518: 517: 510: 509: 502: 495: 487: 481: 480: 474: 466: 465:External links 463: 460: 459: 443: 431: 420:Falam Township 411: 400:Falam Township 394:also known as 387: 371: 342: 326: 325: 323: 320: 315: 312: 299: 296: 221:Falam District 205:Falam Township 200: 199: 189: 183: 182: 179: 175: 174: 169: 165: 164: 162:Falam District 159: 153: 152: 147: 141: 140: 127: 123: 122: 115:22.983; 93.700 88: 87: 81: 76:Falam Township 75: 74: 67: 66: 60: 59: 58: 57: 54: 53: 50: 42: 41: 36: 33: 32: 25: 23:Falam Township 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 792: 781: 778: 777: 775: 760: 757: 755: 752: 750: 747: 745: 742: 740: 737: 735: 732: 730: 727: 725: 722: 720: 717: 715: 712: 710: 707: 705: 702: 700: 697: 695: 692: 690: 687: 685: 682: 680: 677: 676: 674: 670: 664: 661: 660: 658: 656: 652: 646: 643: 641: 638: 637: 635: 633: 629: 623: 620: 619: 617: 615: 611: 605: 602: 600: 597: 596: 594: 592: 588: 582: 579: 578: 576: 574: 570: 565: 559: 549: 546: 544: 541: 540: 538: 536: 532: 528: 524: 519: 515: 508: 503: 501: 496: 494: 489: 488: 485: 478: 475: 472: 469: 468: 456: 450: 448: 441:Page 10 Col 2 440: 435: 429: 425: 421: 415: 409: 405: 401: 397: 391: 384: 380: 375: 359: 352: 346: 339: 334: 332: 327: 319: 311: 309: 305: 295: 291: 289: 285: 281: 277: 273: 269: 265: 261: 257: 256:Mizoram State 253: 249: 245: 241: 236: 234: 233:town of Falam 230: 226: 222: 218: 213:ဖလမ်းမြို့နယ် 210: 206: 197: 193: 190: 188: 184: 180: 176: 173: 170: 166: 163: 160: 158: 154: 151: 148: 146: 142: 139: 128: 124: 119: 91:Coordinates: 89: 64: 55: 48: 43: 39: 34: 28:ဖလမ်းမြို့နယ် 20: 580: 522: 434: 414: 390: 374: 362:. 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Index

Township
location in Falam district
Falam Township is located in Myanmar
22°59′N 93°42′E / 22.983°N 93.700°E / 22.983; 93.700
Burma
State
Chin State
District
Falam District
Falam
Time zone
UTC+6:30
MST
Burmese
township
Falam District
Chin State
Burma (Myanmar)
town of Falam
Neyinzaya
Myittha
Chin Hills
Arakan Mountain Range
Mizoram State
Zinghmuh
Manipur (Manipuya) River
Kalay
Hakha
Hri
Laiva Dam

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