West Jaintia Hills district

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West Jaintia Hills district is an administrative district in the state of Meghalaya in northeastern India, known for its hilly terrain, rich tribal culture, and mineral resources.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative district
district of India
capital Jowai
country India
economySector agriculture
horticulture
mining
tourism
governingBody District Administration of West Jaintia Hills
hasBorderWith Assam
East Jaintia Hills district
East Khasi Hills district
Ri-Bhoi district
linked to: Ri Bhoi district
hasClimate humid subtropical
hasCulturalFeature matrilineal social structure
traditional tribal festivals
hasMajorHighway National Highway 44 (old numbering)
linked to: National Highway 44

National Highway 6 (India)
hasNaturalResource clay
coal
limestone
minor minerals
hasRiver Kupli River
Myntdu River
hasSettlement Jowai
hasTouristAttraction caves
sacred groves
waterfalls
headquarters Jowai
knownFor mineral resources
rich tribal culture
locatedIn Meghalaya
locatedInMountainRange Patkai and associated hill ranges
locatedInRegion Northeastern India
linked to: Northeast India
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
majorEthnicGroup Khasi
linked to: Khasi people

Pnar (Jaintia)
linked to: Pnar

other Scheduled Tribes
officialLanguage English
partOf Jaintia Hills region
linked to: Jaintia Hills
receives heavy monsoon rainfall
regionalLanguage Khasi
linked to: Khasi language

Pnar
religionMajority Christianity
state Meghalaya
subdivisionType district
terrain hilly
UTCOffset +05:30

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Jaintia Hills contains West Jaintia Hills district
Jowai district West Jaintia Hills district
Jowai administrativeDivisionOf West Jaintia Hills district
Jowai isHeadquartersOf West Jaintia Hills district
Jaintia people primaryRegion West Jaintia Hills district
Dima Hasao borderedBy West Jaintia Hills district
Pnar people region West Jaintia Hills district
Jowai Municipal Board locatedIn West Jaintia Hills district
Kiang Nangbah Government College isLocatedInDistrict West Jaintia Hills district
Pnar region West Jaintia Hills district
Nartiang Monoliths locatedIn West Jaintia Hills district
Krang Suri Falls locatedIn West Jaintia Hills district
Syntu Ksiar locatedIn West Jaintia Hills district
Behdeinkhlam festival region West Jaintia Hills district
West Jaintia Hills district governingBody District Administration of West Jaintia Hills
linked to: West Jaintia Hills district
Pnar language region West Jaintia Hills district
Nartiang locatedIn West Jaintia Hills district
Nartiang administrativeDivision West Jaintia Hills district
Nartiang Durga Temple locatedIn West Jaintia Hills district
Nartiang Durga Temple district West Jaintia Hills district
Shillong Lok Sabha constituency coversDistrict West Jaintia Hills district
Synteng people administrativeRegion West Jaintia Hills district