Mamit

Spread over 3026 sq. km, Mamit is one of the prominent districts of Mizoram. Situated at a distance of 112 km from the capital of Mizoram, the district of Mamit is well connected by good roads to the other parts of the state.

The city of Mamit is the administrative headquarter of the district. Comprising of three major sub divisions, Mamit district is divided into Kawrthat SDO (S), Mamit SDO (S), and W. Phaileng SDO (S) for administrative convenience. The important towns of the district of Mamit are W. Phaileng, Kawrthat and Mamit.

The district of Mamit encompasses a total population of 62,313 persons as per the census data of the year of 2001. The native indigenous inhabitants of Mizoram converse in the Mizo language. However in the recent years, due to the penetration of modern values and culture, most of the indigenous local inhabitants also converse in English and Hindi.

Most of the native population of Mamit district depends on agriculture for earning their livelihood. The farmers of the district of Mamit depend on the traditional practice of shifting cultivation, which is commonly referred to as jhum, to produce agricultural crops and cereals.

Endowed with natural scenic beauty, the district of Mamit of Mizoram has immense potentialities for development of the tourism industry. Far from the maddening crowd and hustle bustle of the cities, the calm and serene surrounding of Mamit relieves the visitors from the stress and strains of daily mundane life.