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Southwest Khasi Hills is an administrative district in the state of Meghalaya in India.

History

The Southwest Khasi Hills district was carved out of the West Khasi Hills district on 3 August 2012.

Geography

The district headquarters is located at Mawkyrwat. The district occupies an area of 1,341 km. The district is compose all the villages of two Community & Rural Development Blocks viz. Ranikor and Mawkyrwat are Community & Rural Development Block, including 18 (Eighteen) Villages under Warsan Lyngdoh Gram Sevak Circle of Nongstoin in Community & Rural Development Block.

Administrative divisions

South West Khasi Hills district is divided into two blocks

Name	Headquarters	Population	Location
Mawkyrwat	Mawkyrwat
Ranikor	Ranikor

References

1. Official circular regarding Mawkyrwat Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Official website

v t e Places adjacent to South West Khasi Hills district
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Capital: Shillong
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Districts	East Garo Hills East Jaintia Hills East Khasi Hills Eastern West Khasi Hills North Garo Hills Ri-Bhoi South Garo Hills South West Garo Hills South West Khasi Hills West Garo Hills West Jaintia Hills West Khasi Hills
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