Jaintia Hills District was a district in

Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of Assam: (a) the United Khasi Hills and J ...

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that was established in 1972 with headquarters at

Jowai Jowai (IPA: ʤəʊˈwaɪ) is the headquarters of the West Jaintia Hills district of the state of Meghalaya, India, and is home to the Pnar, a sub-tribe of the Khasi people. It is located on a plateau surrounded on three sides by the Myntdu riv ...

which was taken from the United Khasi Jaintia Hills District Council. It was once part of the ancient

Jaintia Kingdom The Jaintia Kingdom was a matrilineal kingdom in present-day Bangladesh's Sylhet Division and India's Meghalaya state. It was partitioned into three in 630 AD by Raja Guhak for his three sons, into the Jaintia Kingdom, Gour Kingdom and Laur ...

. The present inhabitants of the District are the Pnar, the War, the Bhoi (Karbis),

Tiwa (Lalung) Tiwa is an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the states of Assam and Meghalaya in northeastern India. They are also found in some areas of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland. They are recognized as a Scheduled tribe within the State of Assa ...

and the Biates In 2012 the district has been bifurcated into two districts:- *

East Jaintia Hills district East Jaintia Hills district is a district with its headquarters at Khliehriat in Meghalaya state of India. The district was carved out of Jaintia Hills district on 31 July 2012. Khliehriat and Saipung are the two community and rural development b ...

headquartered at

Khliehriat Khliehriat is the headquarters of the East Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by ca ...

* West Jaintia Hills district headquartered at

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{{Reflist 1972 establishments in Meghalaya 2012 disestablishments in India Former districts of Meghalaya