Paletwa District

Paletwa District
Paletwa Township
ပလက်ဝခရိုင်
ပလက်ဝမြို့နယ်
Location in Paletwa District in Chin State (red)
Country Myanmar
State Chin State
CapitalPaletwa
Area
  Township and District
3,127.04 sq mi (8,099.0 km2)
Elevation
179 ft (55 m)
Population
 (2014)
  Township and District
64,971
  Density21/sq mi (8.0/km2)
  Urban
6,374
  Rural
58,597
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

Paletwa Township (Burmese: ပလက်ဝမြို့နယ်) is the only township of Paletwa District (Burmese: ပလက်ဝခရိုင်) in southwestern Chin State, Myanmar. It consists of Paletwa and Sami towns and Paletwa is the administrative center for the township.