Southwest Khasi Hills is an administrative

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

in the state of

Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of As ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

History

The Southwest Khasi Hills district was carved out of the

West Khasi Hills district West Khasi Hills is an administrative district in the state of Meghalaya in India. History The West Khasi Hills district was carved out of the Khasi Hills district, which was divided into West and East Khasi Hills districts on 28 October 1976. ...

on 3 August 2012.Official circular regarding Mawkyrwat

Geography

The district headquarters is located at

Mawkyrwat Mawkyrwat is the headquarters of South West Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state in India. It is situated at a distance of 75 km from the capital city of Shillong Shillong () is a hill station and the capital of Meghalaya, a state in no ...

. The district occupies an

area Area is the quantity that expresses the extent of a region on the plane or on a curved surface. The area of a plane region or ''plane area'' refers to the area of a shape A shape or figure is a graphics, graphical representation of an obje ...

of 1,341 km². The district is compose all the villages of two Community & Rural Development Blocks viz. Ranikor and

are Community & Rural Development Block, including 18 (Eighteen) Villages under Warsan Lyngdoh Gram Sevak Circle of

Nongstoin Nongstoin (IPA: ˈnɒŋˌstɔɪn) is the headquarters of West Khasi Hills district in the state of Meghalaya in India. Geography Nongstoin is located at . It has an average elevation of 1409 metres (4622 feet).e The Langshiang Falls is locat ...

in Community & Rural Development Block.

Administrative divisions

South West Khasi Hills district is divided into two blocks

References

External links

Official website
Districts of Meghalaya 2012 establishments in Meghalaya Autonomous regions of India {{Meghalaya-geo-stub