List of districts of Mizoram

Districts of Mizoram as of 2019 (outdated)

The Indian state of Mizoram is divided into 11 districts.

History

When Mizoram became a union territory on 21 January 1972, it was divided into three districts: Aizawl, Lunglei and Chhimtuipui. Later five more districts were carved out of the already existing three districts.

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[1]	District	Headquarters	Headquarters Coordinates	Established	Subdivisions	Area	Population 2001^[update]	Population Density	Map
AI	Aizawl	Aizawl	23.8789° N, 92.8976° E			3,577 km^2 (1,381 sq mi)	339,812	95/km^2 (250/sq mi)
CH	Champhai	Champhai	23.4566° N, 93.3282° E	1998[2]		3,168 km^2 (1,223 sq mi)	101,389	32/km^2 (83/sq mi)
HN	Hnahthial	Hnahthial	22.9653° N, 92.9301° E	2019		NA	NA	NA
KW	Khawzawl	Khawzawl	23.5345° N, 93.1830° E	2019		NA	NA	NA
KO	Kolasib	Kolasib	24.2246° N, 92.6760° E	1998[3]		1,386 km^2 (535 sq mi)	60,977	44/km^2 (110/sq mi)
LA	Lawngtlai	Lawngtlai	22.5284° N, 92.8926° E			2,519 km^2 (973 sq mi)	73,050	29/km^2 (75/sq mi)
LU	Lunglei	Lunglei	22.8671° N, 92.7655° E			4,572 km^2 (1,765 sq mi)	137,155	30/km^2 (78/sq mi)
MA	Mamit	Mamit	23.9294° N, 92.4906° E	1998[4]		2,967 km^2 (1,146 sq mi)	62,313	21/km^2 (54/sq mi)
SI	Saiha	Siaha	22.4897° N, 92.9793° E	1998		1,414 km^2 (546 sq mi)	60,823	43/km^2 (110/sq mi)
ST	Saitual	Saitual	23.9704° N, 92.5758° E	2019		NA	NA	NA
SE	Serchhip	Serchhip	23.3417° N, 92.8502° E	1998		1,424 km^2 (550 sq mi)	55,539	39/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Total						21,087 km^2 (8,142 sq mi)	888,573	42/km^2 (110/sq mi)

Notes: The Government of Mizoram had ordered creation of offices of the Deputy Commissioners of Hnahthial, Saitual and Khawzawl Districts vide a notification dated 3 June 2019, after which the three Districts started becoming operational.^[5]

• Hnahthial, from Lunglei district
• Khawzawl, from Champhai district
• Saitual, from Aizawl district and Champhai district

Proposed districts

• Chawngte, from Lawngtlai district (Area under Chakma Autonomous District Council)
• Sangau, from Lawngtlai district (Area part of Lai Autonomous District Council)
• Sinlung Hills, from Kolasib district and Aizawl district (Area under proposed Sinlung Hills Autonomous District Council)
• Tlabung, from Lunglei district

References

1. "NIC Policy on format of e-mail Address: Appendix (2): Districts Abbreviations as per ISO 3166-2" (PDF). Ministry Of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India. 18 August 2004. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
2. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1504_PART_B_DCHB_CHAMPHAI.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
3. "Kolasib - Administrative Setup". kolasib.nic.in. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
4. "Official Website of Mamit District". mamit.nic.in. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
5. "HNAHTHIAL DISTRICT CELEBRATES FORMATION". DIPRl. Retrieved 21 November 2019.

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20110228150931/http://www.mizoram.gov.in/district/
• http://www.mizoramtourism.org/
• https://dipr.mizoram.gov.in/post/hnahthial-district-celebrates-formation/