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List of districts of Mizoram
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Historical Administrative Divisions
In 1895, Mizo Hills (i.e. Mizoram) were formally declared as part of the British-India by a proclamation.
In 1898, North and South hills were united into Lushai Hills district under Assam with Aizawl as its headquarters.
On 21 January 1972, Mizoram became a union territory under the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971, and it was divided into three districts, namely Aizawl, Lunglei and Chhimtuipui.[1]
On 20th February 1987, Mizoram became a state and five more districts were carved out of the already existing three districts.[1]
On 3 June 2019, the Government of Mizoram formally notified 3 new districts, Hnahthial from Lunglei district, Khawzawl from Champhai district, and Saitual from Aizawl district and Champhai district.[2]
Subdivisions of Mizo District in 1961.
Districts of Union Territory of Mizoram before the North-East Reorganization Act.
Districts of Union Territory of Mizoram and subsequent State of Mizoram.
Administrative structure
A district of Mizoram is headed by a Deputy Commissioner who is in charge of the administration in that particular district. He has to perform triple functions as he holds three positions as the deputy commissioner, the district magistrate and the district collector. As a deputy commissioner he is the executive head of the district. The district magistrate is responsible for maintaining the law and order situation in the district. As the collector he is the chief revenue officer responsible for revenue collection and recovery.
A superintendent of police controls the police administration of each district.
A district is divided into one or more subdivisions, further divided into tehsils and blocks.
Districts
| Code[3] | District | Headquarters | Headquarters Coordinates | Established | Area | Population 2001[update] | Population 2011 | Population Density 2001 | Population Density 2011 | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI | Aizawl | Aizawl | 23.8789° N, 92.8976° E | 3,577 km2 (1,381 sq mi) | 339,812 | 400,309 | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) | 110/km2
(290/sq mi) |
 | |
| CH | Champhai | Champhai | 23.4566° N, 93.3282° E | 1998[4] | 3,168 km2 (1,223 sq mi) | 101,389 | 125,745 | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) | 39/km2
(100/sq mi) |
 |
| HN | Hnahthial | Hnahthial | 22.9653° N, 92.9301° E | 2019 | 1,030 km2
(397 sq mi)[5] |
NA | 28,468 | NA | 27/km2
(71/sq mi) |
 |
| KW | Khawzawl | Khawzawl | 23.5345° N, 93.1830° E | 2019 | 1152 km2
(444 sq mi) |
NA | 42,355 | NA | 36/km2
(95/sq mi) |
 |
| KO | Kolasib | Kolasib | 24.2246° N, 92.6760° E | 1998[6] | 1,386 km2 (535 sq mi) | 60,977 | 83,955 | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) | 61/km2
(160/sq mi) |
 |
| LA | Lawngtlai | Lawngtlai | 22.5284° N, 92.8926° E | 2,519 km2 (973 sq mi) | 73,050 | 117,894 | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) | 46/km2
(120/sq mi) |
 | |
| LU | Lunglei | Lunglei | 22.8671° N, 92.7655° E | 4,572 km2 (1,765 sq mi) | 137,155 | 161,428 | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) | 36/km2
(92/sq mi) |
 | |
| MA | Mamit | Mamit | 23.9294° N, 92.4906° E | 1998[7] | 2,967 km2 (1,146 sq mi) | 62,313 | 86,364 | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) | 29/km2
(74/sq mi) |
 |
| SI | Saiha | Siaha | 22.4897° N, 92.9793° E | 1998 | 1,414 km2 (546 sq mi) | 60,823 | 56,574 | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) | 40/km2
(100/sq mi) |
 |
| ST | Saitual | Saitual | 23.9704° N, 92.5758° E | 2019 | NA | NA | 63,685 | NA | NA |  |
| SE | Serchhip | Serchhip | 23.3417° N, 92.8502° E | 1998 | 1,424 km2 (550 sq mi) | 55,539 | 64,937 | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) | 46/km2
(120/sq mi) |
 |
| Total | 21,087 km2 (8,142 sq mi) | 888,573 | 1,231,714 | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) | 58/km2
(151/sq mi) | |||||
Proposed districts
- Northern Mizoram
- Sinlung Hills, from Kolasib district and Aizawl district area under Sinlung Hills Council.[8] See also Sinlung.
- Eastern Mizoram
- Sangau, from Lawngtlai district under Lai Autonomous District Council.[9]
- Southern Mizoram
- Bungtlang South, from Lawngtlai district.[10][11][12]
- Eastern Mizoram
- Chawngte (or Kamalanagar), from Lawngtlai district under Chakma Autonomous District Council: The Chawngte subdivision (which contains Kamalanagar) has a longstanding demand for district status due to population, topography, and administrative reasons.[13][14]
- Tlabung, from Lunglei district.[15]