User:Zo Pasui

"Zotung spoken villages"

Zotungland is roughly about 150 square miles. Its mountainous geography has an average elevation of 5,000 - 8,000 feet. The entire Zotungland lies on hilly terrain, having a monsoon climate, surrounded by their neighbors; Gangaw from the east, Hakha from the north, Matupi and Mindat from the south and Mara and Lautu from the west. Zotungland is in the middle of “Chin state which is located in the west of Myanmar Naing-Ngan It lies between North Latitude 21 ° 0' and 24° 15' and East Longitude between 93 ° 15' and 94°0'”.

There is a road officially named Tamadaw military main road joined from Gangaw to Lotaw – Aikaw and a commercial road from Gangaw to Rezua, the capital sub-city of Zotungland via Lotaw. However, this military road is very bad and until today cars could only pass through in the summer; no access was available in the rainy season as there was no bridge over the Mitha River by Gangaw until 2015. The military road between Lotaw and Aikaw is not well preserved – no car has passed through this old road for more than a decade. A state road, Hakha-Matupi road, goes through Zotungland - passing some villages, namely Aikaw, Ccungsung, Rezua, Hyngthang, Siango Thawlang, and Tinsi. This road is used by mini-transporting cars during all seasons.

A new road is being made from Ranci to Lungo and then Rezua by local people. That road is not supported by the government, but instead follows a do-it yourself plan. Because they heavily rely on Gangaw for their commercial factor, this poor transporting system has been hindering local peoples’ development and even their education. That is the reason that they remain behind other civilians due to social and economical factors. At the present, this road is being widened by the government, and local people hope this road will soon be more convenient than in the past.

According to climate, the weather is extremely cold in the winter and it gets much rain in the rainy season for it has a monsoon climate. The climate includes three main seasons: summer (hot), winter (mild), and rainy (wet). April and May are the warmest months of the year, with temperatures reaching 90 degrees Fahrenheit.