Pherzawl district

Pherzawl district
Pherzawl district
District of Manipur
	Location of Pherzawl district in Manipur
	Coordinates (Pherzawl): 24°15′N 93°11′E / 24.250°N 93.183°ECoordinates: 24°15′N 93°11′E / 24.250°N 93.183°E
Country	India
State	File:..Manipur Flag(INDIA).png Manipur
Established	2016
Headquarters	Pherzawl
Area
• Total	2,285 km2 (882 sq mi)
Population
• Total	47,250
• Density	21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	79%
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	MN0
Major highways	NH-150, NH-2
Website	pherzawldistrict.com

Pherzawl (Pron:/ˌpherˈzâwl/) is a district of Manipur state in India.

Location and politics[edit]

Pherzawl District is located in the southern part of the state of Manipur. It is bounded on the east by Churachandpur District; on the north by Tamenglong District, Noney District and Jiribam district; on the west by the Cachar District of Assam and on the South by Sinlung Hills, Mizoram. Pherzawl District is located between 93° 11' 16.0440' East Longitude and 24° 15' 43.0524' North Latitude and is in the southern part of Manipur state. Pherzawl District has approximately 200 villages, according to the government's record.

The Pherzawl District came into existence on 8 December 2016 by joining 55-AC Tipaimukh (ST) and 56-AC Thanlon (ST) with its headquarters at Pherzawl. Despite the controversy surrounding the creation of seven new revenue districts in Manipur, the people of Pherzawl District welcomed the decision with celebrations^[1] on 16 December 2016, when Manipur Chief Minister O.Ibobi Singh inaugurated the administrative centre at Pherzawl village.

Transport

Pherzawl is connected with the state capital Imphal via roads. A bus service running between Imphal and Pherzawl began in 2017.^[2]

Climate and geography[edit]

The district is under humid subtropical climate. The soil is moderately fertile with clay loam soil with little patches of clay and loam. The temperature ranges from a minimum of 3.4 °C (38.1 °F) to a maximum of 34.1 °C (93.4 °F). The annual rainfall ranges from 670 to 1,450 mm (26 to 57 in). The elevation of the District is 1037 meters, or 3,402 feet.