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Mizoram Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo people, Mizo", the endonym, self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo ...

– one of the states of Northeast India, with

Aizawl Aizawl (; Mizo: ) is the capital of the state of Mizoram in India. Aizawl was officially established on 25 February 1890. With a population of 293,416, it is the largest city in the state. It is also the centre of administration containing all ...

as its capital city. The name is derived from Mi (people), Zo (Belonging to the people of Mizoram/Lushai Hills) and Ram (land), and thus Mizoram implies "land of the hill people". In the northeast, it is the southernmost landlocked state sharing borders with three of the Seven Sister States, namely Tripura, Assam, Manipur. Seal_of_Mizoram

General reference

Names

* Common English name:

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: * Official English name(s):

* Nickname(s): * Adjectival(s): Mizo *

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(s): Mizos

Rankings (amongst India's states)

* by population: 28th * by area (2011 census): 25th * by crime rate (2015): 13th * by gross domestic product (GDP) (2014): 28th * by Human Development Index (HDI): * by life expectancy at birth: * by literacy rate: 2nd

Geography of Mizoram

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* Population of Mizoram: 1,091,014 (2011) * Area of Mizoram: 21,087 km² (8,142 sq mi) * Atlas of Mizoram

Location of Mizoram

* Mizoram is situated within the following regions: **

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Environment of Mizoram

Natural geographic features of Mizoram

* Highest point:

Phawngpui Phawngpui (Pron: /ˌpʰɔ:ŋˈpʊɪ/), also known as Blue Mountain, is the highest mountain peak in the Mizo Hills (Lushai Hills) and in the state of Mizoram, India, with an elevation of 2157 m. It is in Lawngtlai district, in the southeastern ...

Protected areas of Mizoram

Murlen National Park Murlen National Park is a national park located in the Champhai district Mizoram in India. The size of the park area is . The park is situated about 245 km east of Aizawl, and is close to the Chin Hills. It lies north of Lengteng Wildlife ...

Phawngpui National Park Phawngpui National Park or Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park is one of the two national parks of India in Mizoram, the other and the larger being Murlen National Park. It is about 300 km from the main city Aizawl, located in the Lawngtl ...

* Dampa Tiger Reserve

Regions of Mizoram

Ecoregions of Mizoram

Administrative divisions of Mizoram

= Districts of Mizoram

Districts of Mizoram The Indian state of Mizoram is divided into 11 districts. History When Mizoram became a union territory on 21 January 1972, it was divided into three districts: Aizawl, Lunglei and Chhimtuipui. Later five more districts were carved out of th ...

Aizawl district Aizawl district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. The district is bounded on the north by Kolasib district, on the west by Mamit district, on the south by Serchhip district, on the southwest by Lunglei district and on th ...

Champhai district Champhai district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. The district is bounded on the north by Churachandpur district of Manipur state, on the west by Saitual and Serchhip districts, and on the south and east by Myanmar. T ...

Kolasib district Kolasib district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. It is the smallest district in Mizoram with an area of 1,386 km2(535 sq mi). Geography The district is bounded on the north and northwest by Hailakandi district of Assa ...

Lawngtlai district Lawngtlai district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. The district is bounded on the north by Lunglei district, on the west by Bangladesh, on the south by Myanmar and on the east by Saiha district. The district occupies a ...

Lunglei district Lunglei district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. As of 2011 it is the second most populous district in the state, after Aizawl. It is also the largest district in Mizoram with an area of 4,572 km2(1,765 sq mi). To ...

Mamit district Mamit district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. Mamit is located at the western part of Mizoram. It shares an international border with Bangladesh, divided by the Sajek river. Mamit district has a very significance in t ...

Saiha district Siaha District is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. The district is bounded on the northwest by Lunglei district, on the north and west by Lawngtlai District and on the south and east by Myanmar. The district occupies an ar ...

Serchhip district Serchhip District is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. The district occupies an area of 1421.60 km². Serchhip town is the administrative headquarters of the district. This district came into existence on 15 September 1 ...

= Municipalities of Mizoram

= * Cities of Mizoram **

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of Mizoram:

** Bairabi ** Biate ** Champhai ** Darlawn **

Hnahthial Hnahthial is the headquarters of Hnahthial district in the Indian state of Mizoram. The term Hnahthial is a Mizo term which means Phrynium capitatum, a plant which grows in plenty in Hnahthial. Demographics As of the 2011 Census of India, Hnaht ...

** Kolasib ** Khawhai ** Khawzawl **

Lawngtlai Lawngtlai is the district headquarters of Lawngtlai district in the state of Mizoram in India. It is also the headquarters of Lai Autonomous District Council, one of the three autonomous district councils in Mizoram (the other two being Mara Au ...

Lengpui Lengpui is a census town in Mamit district in the Indian state of Mizoram. Demographics As of the 2011 Census of India, Lengpui had a population of 3282. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Lengpui has an average literacy r ...

Lunglei Lunglei (Pron: /ˈlooŋgˌleɪ/) is a town, situated in the south-central part of Mizoram state, northeastern India. Lunglei, literally meaning 'bridge of rock' got its name from a bridge like rock found in the riverine area around Nghasih - a ...

Mamit Mamit is a census town in Mamit district in the Indian state of Mizoram. Mamit emerged from the regrouping of villages. Geography Mamit is located at . It has an average elevation of 718 metres (2355 feet). Demographics As of 2011 I ...

** North Kawnpui ** North Vanlaiphai **

Saiha Siaha (official name given by the Mara Autonomous District Council, popularly known as Saiha) is a census town in Siaha district in the Indian north-eastern state of Mizoram. It is the Headquarters of the Mara Autonomous District Council, on ...

** Sairang **

Saitual Saitual is a census town in saitual district in the Indian state of Mizoram.The capital of Saitual District saitual district is Saitual. History Saitual, earlier known as Saihmar Khan, was founded by Dorawta Sailo who after conversion wanted to ...

Serchhip Serchhip is the headquarters town of Serchhip district in the Indian state of Mizoram, and also the headquarters of Serchhip Sadar subdivision. It lies in the central part of Mizoram, and 112 km away from the State capital city of Aizawl ...

Thenzawl Thenzawl is a census town in Serchhip district in the Indian state of Mizoram. It is an important center for the traditional Mizo handloom industry. Thenzawl is 90 km (56 miles) from Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram. History Thenzawl was a de ...

Tlabung Tlabung is a census town in Lunglei district in the Indian state of Mizoram. History The township was first established and settled in November 1871 when the Superintendent of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Lt. Col. T.H. Lewin ordered his Assistant ...

Vairengte Vairengte is a town in the Kolasib district of Mizoram state, India. It is located about from the state capital, Aizawl. Administration Vairengte is a sub-divisional headquarters. The main officers within Vairengte are: # Sub-Divisional Off ...

Zawlnuam Zawlnuam is a census town in Mamit district in the Indian state of Mizoram. Demographics Zawlnuam is a Notified Town city in district of Mamit, Mizoram. The Zawlnuam city is divided into 4 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The ...

Demography of Mizoram

Demographics of Mizoram

Government and politics of Mizoram

Politics of Mizoram *

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of representative democracy) *

of Mizoram:

* Elections in Mizoram ** Assembly election results of Mizoram

Union government in Mizoram

Rajya Sabha members from Mizoram The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Mizoram elects 1 seat and they are indirectly elected by the state legislators of Mizoram, since 1972. Elections in within the state legislatures ar ...

Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (or Mizoram PCC) is the wing of Indian National Congress serving in Mizoram. Mizoram Legislative Assembly election Office Bearers The Elected Office Bearers of Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee are: *Pres ...

* Indian general election, 2009 (Mizoram)

Branches of the government of Mizoram

Government of Mizoram

Executive branch of the government of Mizoram

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, **

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– official residence of the Governor *

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Chief Minister of Mizoram The Chief Minister of Mizoram is the chief executive of the Indian state of Mizoram. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elec ...

Legislative branch of the government of Mizoram

Mizoram Legislative Assembly The Mizoram Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Mizoram in India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Aizawl, the capital of the state. The Legislative Assembly is composed of 40 members, who are directly elected f ...

* Assembly election results of Mizoram

Judicial branch of the government of Mizoram

* Gauhati High Court

Law and order in Mizoram

* Law enforcement in Mizoram **

Mizoram Police The Mizoram Police Force is the law enforcing agency of the state of Mizoram, India. Administration The administrative control of Mizoram Police vests with the Home Minister of Mizoram who holds the portfolio of Home Minister. The supervisio ...

History of Mizoram

History of Mizoram The history of Mizoram encompasses the history of Mizoram which lies in the remotest part of northeast India. It is a conglomerate history of several ethnic groups of Chin people who migrated from Chin State of Burma. But information of their p ...

History of Mizoram, by period

Prehistoric Mizoram

Ancient Mizoram

Medieval Mizoram

Colonial Mizoram

Contemporary Mizoram

History of Mizoram, by region

History of Mizoram, by district

* History of Lawngtlai district * History of Saiha district

History of Mizoram, by municipality

* History of Champhai * History of Lawngtlai * History of Lunglei * History of Saitual * History of Serchhip * History of Thenzawl * History of Tlabung * History of Zawlnuam

History of Mizoram, by subject

Culture of Mizoram

Culture of Mizoram Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo", the self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo language means "land ...

* Architecture of Mizoram * Languages in Mizoram ** Mizo language * Monuments in Mizoram ** Monuments of National Importance in Mizoram ** State Protected Monuments in Mizoram * World Heritage Sites in Mizoram

Art in Mizoram

* Literature of Mizoram **

Mizo literature Mizo literature is the literature written in Mizo ṭawng, the principal language of the Mizo peoples, which has both written and oral traditions. It has undergone a considerable change in the 20th century. The language developed mainly from th ...

Music of Mizoram Mizoram is a region in India. Its folk music consists of vocals (singing) accompanied by traditional drums, gong and other native percussion instruments. There is also a long history of flute-playing which is now defunct. The drums are made from ...

People of Mizoram

Mizo people The Mizo people ( Mizo: ''Mizo hnam'') are an ethnic group native to the Indian state of Mizoram and neighbouring regions of Northeast India. The term covers several related ethnic groups or clans inside the Mizo group. All Mizo tribes and cla ...

Religion in Mizoram

Religion in Mizoram Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from " Mizo", the self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo language means "lan ...

Christianity in Mizoram Christianity is the largest religion in Mizoram. The majority 87% of Mizoram population are Christian in various denominations, predominantly Presbyterian. More than 98% of the Mizos are Christians by faith. The Government of Mizoram declared th ...

Sports in Mizoram

Sports in Mizoram *

Cricket in Mizoram Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

Mizoram cricket team The Mizoram cricket team is a cricket team that represents the state of Mizoram in Indian domestic competitions. In July 2018, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named the team as one of the nine new sides that would compete in dom ...

** Cricket Association of Mizoram *

Football in Mizoram Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly ca ...

Mizoram Football Association Mizoram Football Association (MFA) is the state governing body of football in Mizoram, India. It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the national governing body. Mizoram football enthusiasts started Aizawl Sport Association in ...

Mizoram football team The Mizoram football team is an Indian football team representing Mizoram in Indian state football competitions. They were the champions of the Santosh Trophy in the 2013–14 season. In the finals of 2013–14 Santosh Trophy, played on 9 Ma ...

** Mizoram Premier League

Symbols of Mizoram

Symbols of Mizoram This is a list of the symbols of the states and union territories of India. Each state and union territory has a unique set of official symbols, usually a state emblem, an animal, a bird, a flower and a tree. A second animal (fish, butterfly, ...

* State animal: Serow * State bird:

Hume's pheasant Mrs. Hume's pheasant (''Syrmaticus humiae'')( mni, Nongin; literally, ''"one who follows the track of rain"''), also known as Hume's pheasant or the bar-tailed pheasant, is a large, up to 90 cm long, forest pheasant with a greyish brown head, ...

* State flower: '' Vanda'' * State seal:

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* State tree: '' Mesua ferrea''

Economy and infrastructure of Mizoram

Economy of Mizoram * Tourism in Mizoram * Transport in Mizoram ** Lengpui Airport **

Kaladan Multi-modal Transit Transport Project The Kaladan Road Project is a US$484 million project connecting the eastern Indian seaport of Kolkata with Sittwe seaport in Rakhine State, Myanmar by sea. In Myanmar, it will then link Sittwe seaport to Paletwa in Chin State via the Kaladan riv ...

** Bairabi Sairang Railway ** State highways in Mizoram * Water supply and sanitation in Mizoram ** Tuirial Dam **

Serlui B Dam Serlui B dam, is an earthfill and gravity dam on the Serlui river 12 km from Bilkhawthlir Village near the Kolasib district in the state of Mizoram in India. Technical Features Serlui B Dam has three units, each with a capacity to generat ...

Education in Mizoram

Education in Mizoram Education in Mizoram consists of a diverse array of formal education systems ranging from elementary to university, from training institution to technical courses. The Government of India imposes mandatory education at least up to the basic leve ...

* Institutions of higher education in Mizoram ** Mizoram University **

National Institute of Technology Mizoram National Institute of Technology Mizoram (NIT Mizoram, or NITMZ) is one of the 31 National Institutes of Technology in India. Located in Aizawl, NIT Mizoram was one of the ten new NITs established by the Ministry of Human Resources Development (pa ...

Health in Mizoram

References

External links

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