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 ⓘ