Saitual district
Saitual district | |
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 Saitual district Location in Mizoram | |
| Country | India |
| State | Mizoram |
| Headquarters | Saitual |
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| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Mizoram |
| Demographics | |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | saitual |
Saitual district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. Saitual district became operational on 3rd June 2019 [1]
History
[edit]The demand for Saitual District had started from 1974.[2] The Citizen Committee was established in 1993. The Saitual District Implementing Demand Committee consisting of several civil society groups[3] who staged demonstrations for Demanding a full-fledged district.[4] Saitual District was finally created on 12 September 2008.[5]
Transport
[edit]The distance between Saitual and Aizawl (the state capital) is 77 km. They are connected by regular bus and maxicab services.[6]
Divisions
[edit]The district has three Legislative Assembly constituencies. These are Chalfilh, Ṭawi and Lengteng. There are thirty seven inhabited towns and villages in this district with 10,219 Families (50,575 people) residing in them. There are 25,607 men and 24,968 women. The District Capital has 2,457 families with a population of 11,619 people.[7]
See also
[edit]Vanbawng (village in Saitual district)
References
[edit]- ^ "Hnahthil DISTRICT CELEBRATES FORMATION". DIPR Mizoram. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Saitual DC leh SP lawmna hun buatsaih". Vanglaini. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Saitual District Implementing Demand Committee, tlawmngai pawl hrang hrang leh Political Party hrang hrang \angrual in vawiin khan Saitual khawpuiah Lungawilohna ni an hmang". Zonet. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Protest over new district". telegraphindia. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "MINISTER R LALZIRLIANA'N SAITUAL DC OFFICE HAWNG, SAITUAL DC LEH SP HMASA BER LAWMNA BUATSAIH". DIPR Mizoram. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Aizawl to Champhai". Mizoram NIC. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "District thar 3-ah mi 1,15,424 an awm Saitual district-ah mihring an tam ber". Vanglaini. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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