{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Saitual}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Saitual district | settlement_type = [[List of districts of Mizoram|District]] of [[Mizoram]] | image_skyline = Tam Dil.jpg | image_caption=[[Tam Dil]] in Saitual District | image_map = Mizoram Saitual district-svg.svg
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'''Saitual district''' is one of the eleven districts of [[Mizoram]] state in [[India]]. Saitual district became operational on 3rd June 2019 <ref>{{cite web |title=Hnahthil DISTRICT CELEBRATES FORMATION |url=https://dipr.mizoram.gov.in/post/Hnahthial-district-celebrates-formation |website=DIPR Mizoram |accessdate=12 March 2020 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026033308/https://dipr.mizoram.gov.in/post/Hnahthial-district-celebrates-formation |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==History== The demand for Saitual district had started from 1974.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saitual DC leh SP lawmna hun buatsaih |url=https://www.vanglaini.org/tualchhung/99278 |website=Vanglaini |accessdate=16 March 2020}}</ref> The Citizen Committee was established in 1993. The Saitual District Implementing Demand Committee, consisting of several civil society groups,<ref>{{cite web |title=Saitual District Implementing Demand Committee, tlawmngai pawl hrang hrang leh Political Party hrang hrang \angrual in vawiin khan Saitual khawpuiah Lungawilohna ni an hmang |url=https://www.zonet.in/saitual-district-implementing-demand-committee-tlawmngai-pawl-hrang-hrang-leh-political-party-hrang-hrang-angrual-in-vawiin-khan-saitual-khawpuiah-lungawilohna-ni-an-hmang/ |website=Zonet |accessdate=16 March 2020}}</ref> staged demonstrations to demand a full-fledged district.<ref>{{cite web |title=Protest over new district |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/protest-over-new-district/cid/1454753 |website=telegraphindia |accessdate=16 March 2020}}</ref> Saitual district was finally created on 12 September 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=MINISTER R LALZIRLIANA'N SAITUAL DC OFFICE HAWNG, SAITUAL DC LEH SP HMASA BER LAWMNA BUATSAIH |url=https://dipr.mizoram.gov.in/post/minister-r-lalzirlianan-saitual-dc-office-hawng-saitual-dc-leh-sp-hmasa-ber-lawmna-buatsaih |website=DIPR Mizoram |accessdate=16 March 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
== Transport == The distance between Saitual and [[Aizawl]] (the state capital) is 77 km. They are connected by regular bus and maxicab services.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aizawl to Champhai|url=http://mizoram.nic.in/more/rchamphai.htm|publisher=Mizoram NIC|accessdate=29 August 2012}}</ref>
==Divisions== The district has three legislative assembly constituencies: [[Chalfilh Assembly constituency|Chalfilh]], [[Tawi Assembly constituency|Ṭawi]] and [[Lengteng Assembly constituency|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=District thar 3-ah mi 1,15,424 an awm Saitual district-ah mihring an tam ber |url=https://www.vanglaini.org/tualchhung/99407 |website=Vanglaini |accessdate=12 March 2020}}</ref>
==See also== *[[Luangpawn]], village in Saitual district *[[Vanbawng]], village in Saitual district
==References== {{reflist}} {{Mizoram}}
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