Khawzawl district

Khawzawl district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. Khawzawl district was recently created on 3rd June, 2019.[1]

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Khawzawl.

Khawzawl district
District of Mizoram
CountryIndia
StateMizoram
HeadquartersKhawzawl
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesMizoram
Demographics
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitekhawzawl.nic.in

Toponymy

The district is named after its headquarters Khawzawl.

Divisions

The district has four Legislative Assembly constituencies. These are Champhai North, Hrangturzo, Lengteng and Tuichang. There are twenty eight inhabited towns and villages in this district.[2] Khawzawl town itself has around 3,000 family residing in it. It is estimated that there are around 14,000 people residing in Khawzawl town.[3] Khawzawl district has around 7,372 families with 36,381 people residing in it.

Towns and villages

The main towns and villages in Khawzawl district are:

Climate

Khawzawl district has a moderate climate. In winter the temperature varies from 0 °C to 20 °C and in summer, the temperature varies between 15 °C and 30 °C.

Transport

The Distance between Khawzawl and Aizawl is 152 km . Khawzawl is connected with regular service of Bus, sumo (Passenger vehicle) and helicopter.[4]

Geography

The district is bounded on the north by Serchhip and on the south by Lawngtlai district, on the southeast by Saiha district, on the east by Myanmar. Khawzawl town is the administrative headquarters of the district.

References
  1. "Hnathial DISTRICT CELEBRATES FORMATION". DIPR Mizoram. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. "District thar 3-ah mi 1,15,424 an awm Saitual district-ah mihring an tam ber". Vanglaini. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  3. "Khawzawlah DC pisa thar hawn a ni". Vanglaini. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  4. "Aizawl to Siaha". Mizoram NIC. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
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