Lawngtlai

LAWNGTLAI

The Lawngtlai district is located between 21.58° – 22.60° N latitude and 92.30° - 93° East longitude.

The Lawngtlai district is situated on the southernmost portion of Mizoram state.

LOCATION

The Lawngtlai district has a common boundary with two other Mizoram districts of Saiha on the south and Lunglei on the north.

INTERNATIONAL BORDERS

The Lawngtlai district shares its border with Myanmar in the east and Bangladesh in the west.

BASIC FACTS

The Lawngtlai district was constituted on November 11, 1998.

The Lawngtlai district has a total area of 2258 sq km.

The average rainfall experienced by the people of this district is 2850 mm.

POPULATION DATA

According to the 2001 Census, the total population of Kolasib district is 73050. Of them, 34625 are females while the total males are 38425. 

ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

The Lawngtlai district has two blocks and two subdivisions.

The headquarters of Kolasib district is Kolasib town.

The Kolasib district has many tourist destination spots. There are other tourist destination spots on its suburbs.

PECULARITY OF LAWNGTLAI DISTRICT

The typicality of Lawngtlai district is that it has two district councils within its geographical boundaries. These are the Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) with its headquarters at Kamalanagar and the Lai Autonomous District Council (LADC) with its headquarters at Lawngtlai.

These two autonomous district councils have been constituted as per the provisions of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India. 

BEAUTIFUL SPOTS

The bewitching Tlawng River and the Dampa wildlife sanctuary are located in this district.

There are many other lovely picnic spots.

Tourists also love these two places – Zobawk and Kawmzawl.

CORRESPONDENCE CODES

The postal code of Kolasib district is 796081.

The STD code of Kolasib district is 03837.