Khawzawl district


Khawzawl district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. Khawzawl district was recently created in 3 June 2019.

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. 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.
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:
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 and helicopter.

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.