Rezua

Rezua ‹See Tfd›ရေဇွာ
Town
Rezua
Rezua
Coordinates: 22°03′10″N 93°24′31″E
Country	Myanmar
State	Chin State
District	Mindat District
Township	Rezua Township
Population  (2014)
• Town	12,265
• Urban	2,229
• Rural	10,036
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MST)

Rezua (Template:Lang-my; also spelt Razua) is a town located in Rezua Township, Mindat District of Chin State, Myanmar (Burma).

History

Historically, the name Rezua came from the name Razoh after Rezua Land Lord (Rezua Bawi) moved their village from Aaphaephu Chia to the present location of Rezua. Traditionally speaking, Rezua is founded by Rezua Lord (Rezua Bawi). In the township Maran and Lotu tribes are also present. It is 6000 feet above sea level, located in the central part of Chin State. "Zotung, Chin " is one of the ethnic groups in Chin State in Myanmar as known as Burma. It is located in the south in Chin State. Zotung Mingphuin is a very distinct ethnic people in Burma. It is very difficult to get historical records of this ethnic people as they didn't have a written languages many years ago. But it still can be traced back as far to the year 1300 AD as there are the names of the places and traditional songs which can reveal the times being composed and the stories of ancient people. These people are from a Tibeto-Burman group and are familiar with all other Chin groups even though they have their own written language which is intelligible to others. These people called themselves "Zo Mingphuin" from the early times while others called them "Zotung" from during and after British rule. From 1931, their language was recorded using the Roman alphabet. It was called "Zo Ccaaw" (Zo Literature). Most of these people are farmers and prefer hunting animals for their meals like other Chin groups. In early history, the Zotung Mingphuin believed in Khozi as god and they used to pray to Khozi for their health, wealth and sins through Khuarum services. But when the western missionaries entered Chinland, the Zo people converted to Christianity between the 1930s and the present.

Rezua has been a township since 2003. In the area of Rezua township, there are many villages: Rovaw village is very closed with Rezua. Lekan is Lotu tribe, one of chin.