Tedim District
Tedim District is a district in Chin State, Myanmar with a population of 117,393 (combining Tedim and Tonzang townships) according to the Myanmar Census 2014, making it the most populous district in Chin State. On 1 May 2022, Tedim District was ...
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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
Myanmar
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(Burma). The administrative centre for the township is the town of
Tedim
Tedim (, , (Tedim language, Zo: ''Tedim Khuapi'', pronounced ; is a town and the administrative seat of Tedim Township in Chin State, Myanmar. It is the second largest town in Chin State, after Hakha (the capital city of Chin State). The town's f ...
. Tedim Township is the most populous township in Chin State, with a population of 87,623.
Borders
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Tonzang Township
Tonzang Township () is a township in Tedim District, Chin State of Myanmar.Township 6"Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map"map ID: MIMU001, created: December 2007, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU) The 3,471.24-square-kilomet ...
to the north;
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Mizoram State
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of
India
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to the west;
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Falam Township
Falam Township () is the only township of Falam District in the Chin State of Myanmar. Its administrative seat is the town of Falam. The population, as of 2014, is 41,457 (male:20,350; female: 21,107). Out of this population, 9,092 live in Falam ...
to the south;
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Kalay Township
Kale Township is a township in Kale District in the Sagaing Division of Burma, Burma (Myanmar). The principal town is Kalay.Pu Thawng Za Khup of Tedim from Chin Committee signed
Panglong Agreement
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to formed a
Union of Burma
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Myanmar Civil War
2023 Taingen Skirmish
Since 2022, the
Tatmadaw
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has stationed troops in Taingen village in Tedim Township. Taingen is near the Indian border. According to Chin ethnic armed organizations (EAOs), junta troops had detained, raped and killed several villagers in Taingen. The camp is, according to members of the
Chin National Army
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(CNA) interviewed by ''Myanmar Peace Monitor'', compact with "high-quality
bunker
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Kalay
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Kalay
Kalay (; , ''Kalü''), also known as Kale, is a town in the Sagaing Region of Myanmar. It is located upstream from Mandalay and Monywa on the Myittha River, a tributary of the Chindwin River. The town is the district headquarters of the Kalay Distr ...
providing heavy weapons support alongside the
Air Force
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using its jet fighters. The skirmish resulted in the death of four PDF members.
2024 Battle of Taingen
On 12 January 2024, the junta base at Taingen was attacked by the CNA, Civic Defense Militia, and the CDF. The base was being defended by 12 soldiers and 18 police officers. Fighting lasted for five days until 16 January, and involved junta forces shelling and using airstrikes against the attacking EAOs from their position in Kalay. The EAOs however killed majority of the junta forces using drone bombs. According to Salai Lian Bawi, spokesman of the
Chin National Front
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, the joint Chin force had repeatedly phoned the junta forces to surrender, however they refused and all died. Casualties on the Chin's side were a total of eight - one for the CNA, and seven for the CDF. The joint force also suffered the loss of four drones, each worth around 90 million
kyat
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Taingen is location on Union Road, which acts as a gateway to towns in northern Chin state and is important to India-Myanmar trade. Following their victory, the Chin forces plan to open the road that run to Kalay that the junta closed for two months.
2024 Muallum Battle
On May 1, 2024, CNA and its allies attacked ZRA-EC Camp in Muallum, Tedim Township, Chin State. In this battle, it has been confirmed that 1 ZRA-EC soldier and 2 CNA soldiers get killed.
Villages
There are 55 village-tracts and 132 villages as of 2011. Major villages include (with village census id number):
*Akluai (217947) in Laibung Village Tract
*Buanman (164716) in Buanman Village Tract
*Dakdungh (164733) in Buan Village Tract
*Laibung (164736) in Laibung Village Tract
*Laaitui (164670) in Laaitui Village Tract
*Mualbeem (164730) in Mualbeem Village Tract
*Tuisau (164737) in Laibung Village Tract
*Tuithang (164680) in Tuithang Village Tract
*Tuizang (164735) in Vingpi Village Tract
*Tungzang Village (164681) in Tungzang Village Tract
* Vangteh (164726) in Vangteh Village Tract
*Vingpi (164734) in Vingpi Village Tract