Tedim Township

Tedim Township (Burmese: တီးတိန်မြို့နယ်) is in Tedim District, Chin State of Myanmar (Burma). The administrative centre for the township is the town of Tedim. Tedim Township is the most populous township in Chin State, with a population of 87,623.^[1]

Tedim Township တီးတိန်မြို့နယ်
Township
Tedim Township (Red) in Tedim District
Coordinates: 23°23′N 93°42′E
Country	Myanmar
State	Chin State
District	Tedim District
Township	Tedim Township
Administrative centre	Tedim
Area
• Total	949.7 sq mi (2,459.7 km2)
Population  (2014)	87,623
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MST)

Borders

• Tonzang Township to the north;
• Mizoram State of India to the west;
• Falam Township to the south;
• Kalay Township to the east.

History

Union of Burma

On 12 February 1947, Pu Thawng Za Khup of Tedim from Chin Committee signed Panglong Agreement to formed a Union of Burma.

Myanmar Civil War

2023 Taingen Skirmish

Since 2022, the Tatmadaw 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.^[2] The camp is, according to members of the Chin National Army (CNA) interviewed by Myanmar Peace Monitor, compact with "high-quality bunkers".^[3]

On 11 July 2023, junta forces at Taingen were attacked by the joint force of the Chinland Defense Force (CDF), People's Defense Force (Zoland and Kalay), Chin National Defence Force, and the Tahan Civil Defense Force. Taingen was defended by 50-60 junta soldiers, with junta reinforcements from Kalay providing heavy weapons support alongside the Air Force using its jet fighters. The skirmish resulted in the death of four PDF members.^[4]

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.^[2] According to Salai Lian Bawi, spokesman of the Chin National Front, 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.^[3]

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.^[2]

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.^[5] Major villages include (with village census id number):^[6]

• 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

Economy

Mining

• Mwetaung mine

References

1. "Chin | MIMU". themimu.info. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
2. "Around 30 Myanmar Junta Personnel Killed in Chin State: Resistance". The Irrawaddy. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
3. "30 junta soldiers killed in Taingen battle in Tedim » Myanmar Peace Monitor". Myanmar Peace Monitor. 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
4. "In the battle of Taingen village, SAC suffered many casualties, it was said four members of the People's Defence Forces were k". MPA. 2023-07-12. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
5. "Page 10 Column 4" (PDF). Retrieved 15 September 2011. ^{[dead link‍]}
6. Tiddim Township, Chin State (Map ID:MIMU154v02) (PDF) (Map). Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU). 3 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2014.