Chhimtuipui district
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Chhimtuipui district | |
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former district of India | |
  Location within India | |
| Country | India |
| State | Mizoram |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Administration
[edit]Subdivisional headquarters were at Lawngtlai and Kamalanagar (Chawngte). Chhimtuipui District was divided into four rural development blocks, namely Lawngtlai, Sangau, Tuipang and Chawngte.[1] In November 1998 Lawngtlai District was created out of Chhimtuipui District, consisting of the Lawngtlai RD Block and the Chawngte RD Block.[1] The remaining area of Sangau RD Block and Tuipang RD Block was still called Chhimtuipui District, but the reduced district's name was soon changed to Siaha district.
Demographics
[edit]In addition to Mizo, Kuki-Chin languages spoken in southern Mizoram (Chhimtuipui District and neighboring Lunglei District) include:
Notes
[edit]- 1 2 "Profile of the District: 3.1.1 Historical Background" Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine Rashtriya Sam Vikas Yojana Project, Lawngtlai District