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East Jaintia HillsParticulars

Description

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Area

2,115 sq. kms

Population

1,22,436

District Head uarters

!"lie"riat

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History And Geography

%"ereas, t"e !"lie"riat &i'il (u)*Di'ision "as )een car'ed out o+ t"e erst"ile Jaintia Hills District and up$raded into

a District named as -East Jaintia Hills District it" "eadquarter at !"lie"riat, and

%"ereas, consequent upon t"e up$radation o+ !"lie"riat /&i'il0 (u)*Di'ision as t"e ne District o+ East Jaintia Hills, it

ould )e necessar to modi+ t"e name o+ t"e erst"ile Jaintia Hills District in order to a'oid an con+usion, as t"e

term -Jaintia Hills re+ers to t"e entire re$ion and not ust a part o+ it, and

%"ereas, t"is "as )een t"e practice +olloed as on t"e case o+ t"e erst"ile nited !"asi and Jaintia Hills Districtand t"e aro Hills District "en t"ese ere split into smaller Districts, and

%"ereas, t"e o'ernor o+ e$"alaa is pleased to accept t"e recommendation o+ t"e &ommittee constituted +or t"e

purpose, and

7o t"ere+ore, it is accordin$l "ere) noti+ied t"at t"e e8istin$ Jaintia Hills District )e renamed as %est Jaintia Hills

District it" "eadquarters at Joai.

9"is order s"all take e++ect on and +rom t"e 31st Jul, 2:12

Administrative Units

9"e district comprise o+ to &ommunit ;