Kanpetlet (, ) is a town in the

Chin State Chin State (, ) is a state in western Myanmar. Chin State is bordered by Sagaing Division and Magway Division to the east, Rakhine State to the south, the Chattogram Division of Bangladesh to the west, and the Indian states of Mizoram to th ...

of West

Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

and the home of the

Kanpetlet Township Kanpetlet Township () is a Townships of Myanmar, township of Mindat District in the Chin State of Myanmar. Its principal town is Kanpetlet. There are 26 village-tracts and 117 villages in the township, only about 13 villages have access to motor r ...

administration body.

Geography

It is known for Mt. Victoria, the highest peak in the

Chin Hills The Chin Hills are a range of mountains in Chin State, northwestern Burma (Myanmar), that extends northward into India's Manipur state. Geography The highest peak in the Chin Hills is Khonu Msung, Nat Ma Taung, or Mount Victoria, in southern ...

and one of the highest in Western Myanmar, and

Natmataung National Park Natmataung National Park is a national park in Myanmar covering . It was established in 2010 and is listed as one of the ASEAN Heritage Parks. In elevation, it ranges from surrounding Nat Ma Taung in Mindat and Kanpetlet Townships, Chin State. It ...

, home of some of the world's rarest bird species.

Demographics

Kan Pet Let is the home of the southern Chin tribes of the Dai, Da Yindu, Uppu, Mun and Ng'gha clans. It can be found especially in ancient Burmese official literature. Around its border there are Saw, Mindat, Paletwa, Setottayar and Minpyar townships.

Recent history

Under British rule Kanpetlet was one of the two districts in the

. However, due to its isolated location and lack of large enough population to support development, it has become one of the least developed townships in Chin State and Myanmar. The

Chin Brotherhood Alliance The Chin Brotherhood (CB) is a military and political alliance between several ethnic armed organisations active in Chin State, Myanmar. Formed on 30 December 2023 during the Myanmar civil war, the claimed goal of the alliance is to foster colla ...

captured the town on 21 December 2024.Chin Resistance Forces Take Kanpetlet Town
Khonumthung News December 23, 2024

References

External links

Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Township capitals of Myanmar Populated places in Chin State {{Chin-geo-stub