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{{Infobox settlement
| settlement_type = Town
| native_name = {{lang|my|မင်းတပ်}}
| official_name = Mindat
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| pushpin_map = Burma
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chin State, Myanmar (Burma)
| image_skyline =
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{Flag|Myanmar}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Administrative divisions of Burma|Division]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Chin State}}
| subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Burma|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Mindat District]]
| subdivision_type3 = Township
| subdivision_name3 = [[Mindat Township]]
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_total_km2 =
| population =
| population_as_of = 2014
| population footnotes =
| population_urban = 10,932
| population_metro = 35,076
| population_total = 46,008 <ref name="census-2014">{{cite book|title=Census Report|publisher=Ministry of Immigration and Population|location=Naypyitaw|date=May 2015|series=The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census|volume=2|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B067GBtstE5TeUlIVjRjSjVzWlk/view}}</ref>
| population_blank1_title = K’cho (Khankho Chang, Tuilee Chang and Daitha Chang(Khommakheh)
| population_blank2 =
| population_blank2_title = Christianity, Buddhism and Animism
| population_density_km2 = auto
| coordinates = {{coord|21|22|N|93|59|E|region:MM|display=inline,title}}
| leader_title = Chief
| elevation_m =
| timezone = [[Time in Burma|MST]]
| utc_offset = +6.30
| blank_name = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank_info = [[Humid subtropical climate|Cwa]]
| website =
}}
'''Mindat''' is located at south of the Chin State. '''Mindat''' ({{MYname|MY=မင်းတပ်မြို့|MLCTS=mang: tap mrui.}}, {{IPA|my|mɪ́ɰ̃daʔ mjo̰|pron}}) is a town in the [[Chin State]] of Western [[Myanmar]].It is the administration seat of [[Mindat Township]] and [[Mindat District]]. The people speak the [[Kʼchò language]].

==History==
In 2021, the town was the site of the [[battle of Mindat]] during the [[Myanmar civil war (2021–present)]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Myanmar Seizes Western Town After Heated Battle with Civilian Militia |url=https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/myanmar-seizes-western-town-after-heated-battle-with-civilian-militia/ |work=The Diplomat |last=Strangio |first=Sebastian |date=17 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

==People==

The people living in Mindat are called K'Cho(Cho), which is made up of 3 regions; Mün, Daai, and Kaang. The K'Cho people are known for their rare tradition of females having their face tattooed. However, this tradition is no longer practice since in 1962 and face tattoo can only be seen on elderly women. Beginning in the early 21st century, many of the K'Cho people have migrated to many different parts of the world including United States, Australia, Denmark, Norway, New Zealand, Malaysia, and many others.
* A girl would decide when she was ready to have her face tattooed. She would take an offering to the woman who gave the tattoos.

* The entire face could be tattooed in as little as an hour. The time depended on how many breaks the girl needed, since it is a painful procedure. The time is estimated, since they did not have clocks in those days.
* Their face tattoo is done by a black ink from a charcoals mixed in with some other things to keep it safe for the skin and is done by a lime/lemon/cane thorns.

==Climate==

Mindat has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cwa''). Temperatures are warm for most of the year, but the winter months (November–February) are cooler. There is a winter dry season (December–May) and a summer wet season (June–November).

{{Weather box
|location = Mindat, elevation {{convert|1395|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020)
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|width = auto
|collapsed = Y
|Jan record high C = 26.7
|Feb record high C = 32.2
|Mar record high C = 34.9
|Apr record high C = 35.7
|May record high C = 37.0
|Jun record high C = 33.6
|Jul record high C = 31.0
|Aug record high C = 29.9
|Sep record high C = 29.7
|Oct record high C = 28.8
|Nov record high C = 28.1
|Dec record high C = 26.5
|year record high C = 37.0
|Jan record low C = 2.4
|Feb record low C = 4.9
|Mar record low C = 7.5
|Apr record low C = 9.6
|May record low C = 10.7
|Jun record low C = 12.2
|Jul record low C = 11.8
|Aug record low C = 12.2
|Sep record low C = 10.7
|Oct record low C = 8.0
|Nov record low C = 5.1
|Dec record low C = 3.2
|year record low C = 2.4
|Jan high C = 21.2
|Feb high C = 24.9
|Mar high C = 28.6
|Apr high C = 30.5
|May high C = 28.4
|Jun high C = 25.7
|Jul high C = 25.5
|Aug high C = 24.9
|Sep high C = 24.5
|Oct high C = 23.9
|Nov high C = 22.3
|Dec high C = 20.4
|year high C = 24.8
|Jan mean C = 15.4
|Feb mean C = 18.6
|Mar mean C = 22.2
|Apr mean C = 24.1
|May mean C = 23.2
|Jun mean C = 22.0
|Jul mean C = 21.6
|Aug mean C = 21.2
|Sep mean C = 20.6
|Oct mean C = 19.7
|Nov mean C = 17.4
|Dec mean C = 14.9
|year mean C = 20.1
|Jan low C = 9.6
|Feb low C = 12.3
|Mar low C = 15.8
|Apr low C = 17.7
|May low C = 18.1
|Jun low C = 18.3
|Jul low C = 17.8
|Aug low C = 17.5
|Sep low C = 16.7
|Oct low C = 15.4
|Nov low C = 12.4
|Dec low C = 9.4
|year low C = 15.1
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 7.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 4.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 13.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 29.6
|May precipitation mm = 173.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 203.4
|Jul precipitation mm = 197.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 290.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 341.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 228.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 43.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 9.7
|year precipitation mm = 1542.7
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 0.8
|Feb precipitation days = 0.6
|Mar precipitation days = 1.4
|Apr precipitation days = 4.7
|May precipitation days = 13.1
|Jun precipitation days = 18.0
|Jul precipitation days = 18.4
|Aug precipitation days = 21.4
|Sep precipitation days = 20.7
|Oct precipitation days = 15.1
|Nov precipitation days = 4.6
|Dec precipitation days = 1.4
|year precipitation days = 120.2
|source 1 = [[World Meteorological Organization]]<ref name=WMOCLINO>{{cite web
| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Myanmar/CSV/Mindat_48045.csv
| title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020
| publisher = World Meteorological Organization
| access-date = 16 October 2023}}</ref>
|source 2 = [[Norwegian Meteorological Institute]] (extremes)<ref name="metno">{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181008145507/http://met-xpprod.customer.enonic.io/publikasjoner/met-report/met-report-2017/_/attachment/download/a3bf1468-4e93-486a-aa3f-4bea3871cffa:b8f39ba9ecfbde7d7c6da8ca769f4a1a96d61d39/MyanmarClimateReportFINAL24Oct2017.pdf | archive-date = 8 October 2018 | url = http://met-xpprod.customer.enonic.io/publikasjoner/met-report/met-report-2017/_/attachment/download/a3bf1468-4e93-486a-aa3f-4bea3871cffa:b8f39ba9ecfbde7d7c6da8ca769f4a1a96d61d39/MyanmarClimateReportFINAL24Oct2017.pdf | title = Myanmar Climate Report | publisher = Norwegian Meteorological Institute | pages =23–36 | access-date = 28 October 2018}}</ref>
}}

== Geography ==
The main part of the town runs along the ridge of a mountain. The paved road runs from [[Pakokku]] to [[Matupi, Myanmar|Matupi]].

== Transport ==

=== Bus ===
There is a bus station with direct buses to [[Pakokku]] or [[Matupi, Myanmar|Matupi]]. These run mainly in the morning. The Pakokku bus route is approximately 4.5 hours and the Matupi bus route is approximately 5 hours.

=== Walking trails ===
Before the road was built and regular bus service began, students walked from Mindat to the advanced schools in Pakokku. The route was by walking trail and took 2 to 3 days.

== Religion ==
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Mindat (2014)<ref name="TUR">{{cite book | url=https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B067GBtstE5TSl9FNElRRGtvMUk | title=The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census Census Report Volume 2-C | publisher=Department of Population Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population MYANMAR | author=Department of Population Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population MYANMAR | date=July 2016 | pages=12–15}}</ref>
|title =
|label1 = Christianity
|value1 = 52.3
|color1 = DodgerBlue
|label2 = Buddhism
|value2 = 47.05
|color2 = Yellow
|label3 = Atheist
|value3 = 0.65
|color3 = GreenYellow
}}

There are various religions in the town. Missionaries walk or motorbike to outlying villages to convert people.

=== Catholic ===
There is a Catholic church, which maintains a nursery school and living quarters for the elderly.

=== Buddhism ===
There are three Buddhist monasteries; one in the Western Quarter, another in Sanpya Quarter and the last one in Eastern Quarter.

==Notable residents==
* [[San Yu Htwe]], Olympic archer in the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.maplandia.com/burma/chin/mindat/mindat/ Satellite map at Maplandia.com]

{{Chin State}}

[[Category:Township capitals of Myanmar]]
[[Category:Populated places in Chin State]]

{{Chin-geo-stub}}

Mindat, Chin State - Revision history

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