List of districts of Mizoram

Districts of Mizoram

The Indian state of Mizoram is divided into 8 districts.

History

When Mizoram became a Union Territory on 21 January 1972, it was divided into three districts: Aizwal, 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 of the district who is responsible for revenue collection and recovery.

A Superintendent of Police (SP) 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	Established	Subdivisions	Area	Population As of 2001	Population Density	Map
AI	Aizawl	Aizawl			3,577 km^2 (1,381 sq mi)	339,812	95/km^2 (250/sq mi)
KO	Kolasib	Kolasib	1998[2]		1,386 km^2 (535 sq mi)	60,977	44/km^2 (110/sq mi)
LA	Lawngtlai	Lawngtlai			2,519 km^2 (973 sq mi)	73,050	29/km^2 (75/sq mi)
LU	Lunglei	Lunglei			4,572 km^2 (1,765 sq mi)	137,155	30/km^2 (78/sq mi)
MA	Mamit	Mamit	1998[3]		2,967 km^2 (1,146 sq mi)	62,313	21/km^2 (54/sq mi)
SI	Siaha	Siaha	1998		1,414 km^2 (546 sq mi)	60,823	43/km^2 (110/sq mi)
SE	Serchhip	Serchhip	1998		1,424 km^2 (550 sq mi)	55,539	39/km^2 (100/sq mi)
CH	Champhai	Champhai	1998[4]		3,168 km^2 (1,223 sq mi)	101,389	32/km^2 (83/sq mi)
Total					21,087 km^2 (8,142 sq mi)	888,573	42/km^2 (110/sq mi)

Proposed Districts

• Chawngte, from Lawngtlai district (Area under Chakma Autonomous District Council)
• Sangau, from Saiha district (Area part of Lai Autonomous District Council)
• Hnahthial, from Lunglei district
• Khawzawl, from Champhai district
• Saitual, from Aizawl 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. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
2. "Kolasib - Administrative Setup". kolasib.nic.in. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
3. "Official Website of Mamit District". mamit.nic.in. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
4. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1504_PART_B_DCHB_CHAMPHAI.pdf

External links

• http://www.mizoram.gov.in/district/
• http://www.mizonews.net/
• http://www.mizoramtourism.org/