Chin State

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Chin State is a mountainous, ethnically diverse region in western Myanmar bordering India and Bangladesh, known for its predominantly Christian Chin population and history of political resistance.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Chin State canonical 22
Chin State Government 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf state of Myanmar
bordersCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

India
bordersRegion Chittagong Division
surface form: Chittagong Division, Bangladesh

Manipur
surface form: Manipur, India

Mizoram
surface form: Mizoram, India

Tripura
surface form: Tripura, India
capital Hakha
climate cooler than much of Myanmar
conflictHistory involvement in ethnic insurgencies against central government
country Myanmar
countrySubdivisionType state
economy subsistence agriculture
ethnicGroup Chin people
governingBody Chin State self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chin State Government
hasCity Hakha
hasMinorityGroup Bamar
Mizo-related groups
Arakan
surface form: Rakhine
hasTown Falam Chin
surface form: Falam

Kanpetlet
Mindat
Paletwa
Tedim
Thantlang
Tonzang
historicalCharacteristic history of political resistance
knownFor ethnic diversity
remote and underdeveloped infrastructure
languageGroup Kuki-Chin languages
largestCity Hakha
locatedIn western Myanmar
locatedOn western slopes of the Chin Hills
majorReligion Christianity
mountainRange Chin Hills
partOf Myanmar
surface form: Union of Myanmar
politicalCharacteristic strong ethnic-based political movements
populationMajority Chin ethnic groups
religion Animism
Buddhism
Christianity
religiousDemographics predominantly Christian Chin population
sharesBorderWith Magway Region
Manipur
Mizoram
Rakhine State
Sagaing Region
Tripura
terrain mountainous

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Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Upper Burma containsRegion Chin State
Chin primaryRegion Chin State
Chin administrativeUnit Chin State
Arakan Mountains runsThrough Chin State
Sagaing Region borders Chin State
Chin State governingBody Chin State self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Chin State Government
Chindwin River flowsThrough Chin State
Magway Region borders Chin State
western Myanmar includesRegion Chin State
subject surface form: Western Myanmar
Hakha Chin spokenIn Chin State
Falam Chin spokenInRegion Chin State
Tedim Chin primaryRegion Chin State
Zo people locatedIn Chin State
Mizos inhabit Chin State
Kuki people region Chin State
Rakhine State borders Chin State
Rakhine Yoma locatedIn Chin State
Mount Victoria locatedIn Chin State
Mount Victoria isHighestPointOf Chin State