Aizawl is the capital and most populous city of the Indian state of Mizoram, and the third largest city in northeast India. Sitting on a series of ridges at an average elevation of 1,132 metres, it retains colonial-era structures from its time as British administrative headquarters and now serves as the seat of the Government of Mizoram. Its population was estimated at around 405,000 in 2024. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Founding Year Founding Year Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Aizawl (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)Quote, P1082 (population)
population 293,416 (2011)
2. Aizawl (Wikipedia)
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Aizawl (English: EYE-zawl; Mizo: [ˈaɪ̯.ˈzɔːl] ), formerly known as Aijal, is the capital city and the most populous city of Mizoram, India.
Infobox: elevation_m
1132
History: founding statement
Aizawl was a village founded by Chief Lalsavunga around 1810.
- In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
View the Source3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 23.75, 92.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 23.75, 92.75
23.75 92.75 Cwa
4. GeoNames: Aizawl - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1279186, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 1279186, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
23.72894 92.71791 P PPLA IN 31 283 1901 293416 1080 Asia/Kolkata
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