Saitual district is one of the eleven districts of
Mizoram
Mizoram is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India, with Aizawl as its Capital city, capital and largest city. It shares 722-kilometres (449 miles) of international borders with Bangladesh to the west, and Myanmar t ...
state in
India
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. Saitual district became operational on 3rd June 2019
History
The demand for Saitual district had started from 1974. The Citizen Committee was established in 1993. The Saitual District Implementing Demand Committee, consisting of several civil society groups, staged demonstrations to demand a full-fledged district. Saitual district was finally created on 12 September 2008.
Transport
The distance between Saitual and
Aizawl
Aizawl (, American English, US: , British English, UK: ; Mizo language, Mizo: ), formerly known as Aijal, is the capital city and the most populous city of Mizoram, India. It is also the third largest city in northeast India. It is situated ato ...
(the state capital) is 77 km. They are connected by regular bus and maxicab services.
Divisions
The district has three legislative assembly constituencies:
Chalfilh,
Ṭawi and
Lengteng. There are 37 inhabited towns and villages in the district with 10,219 families (50,575 people) residing in them. There are 25,607 men and 24,968 women. The district capital has 2,457 families with a population of 11,619 people.
See also
References
{{Mizoram
Districts of Mizoram