Chin State

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Chin State ချင်းပြည်နယ်
State
Myanmar transcription(s)
• Burmese	hkyang: pranynai
Chin Village Ferry
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Location of Chin State in Myanmar
Coordinates: 22°0′N 93°30′E / 22.000°N 93.500°E / 22.000; 93.500
Country	Myanmar
Region	Western Myanmar
Before becoming State	Part of Chin Special Division and Arakan Division
Establishment	3 January 1974
Capital	Hakha
Government
• Chief Minister	Pu Dr. Vungh Suan Thang
• Cabinet	Chin State Government
• Legislature	Chin State Hluttaw
• Judiciary	Chin State High Court
Area [1]
• Total	36,018.8 km2 (13,906.9 sq mi)
• Rank	9th
Highest elevation (Nat Ma Taung)	3,070 m (10,070 ft)
Population  (2014)[2]
• Total	478,801
• Rank	14th
• Density	13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Chin, Bamars, Mizo, Kuki, Zomi, Rakhine, Tedim, Lai
• Religions	Christianity 91.5% Buddhism 8.0% Animism and other religions 0.5%
Time zone	UTC+06:30 (MST)
HDI (2015)	0.556[3] medium · 7th

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Chin State (Burmese: ချင်းပြည်နယ်; MLCTS: hkyang: pranynai, pronounced [tɕʰɪ́ɰ̃ pjìnɛ̀]) 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 Chittagong Division of Bangladesh to the west, and the Indian states of Mizoram to the west and Manipur to the north. The population of Chin State is about 488,801 according to the 2014 census, and its capital city is Hakha.^[4]

The state is named for the Chin people, an ethnic group native to Chin State and neighboring Rakhine State. Much of the state is mountainous and sparsely populated, with few transportation links and low levels of economic development. It also has Myanmar's highest poverty rate, at 58%, according to a 2017 report.^[5]