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{{About|the municipality in Mizoram, India|its namesake district|Khawzawl district}}
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| name                            = Khawzawl
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| settlement_type                 = Town
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| pushpin_map                     = India Mizoram#India
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| coordinates                     = {{coord|23.5345|N|93.1830|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type                = Country
| subdivision_name                = India
| subdivision_type1               = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Mizoram]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Khawzawl district|Khawzawl]]
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| governing_body                  = Deputy Commissioner
| unit_pref                       = Metric
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| area_total_km2                  = 78
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| elevation_m                     = 1187
| population_total                = 13113
| population_as_of                = 2015(reviced
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| population_density_km2          = 141
| population_rank                 = 8th
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| demographics_type1              = Languages
| demographics1_title1            = Official
| timezone1                       = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1                     = +5:30
| postal_code_type                = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] -->
| postal_code                     = 796310
| registration_plate              = MZ-04
| website                         = {{URL|mizoram.nic.in}}
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| demographics1_info1             = [[Mizo language|Mizo]]
| blank_name                      = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank_info                      = [[Humid subtropical climate|Cwa]]
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'''Khawzawl''' is a [[census town]] in [[Khawzawl district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Mizoram]].
==Education==
The main hub for higher education is [[Khawzawl College]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Khawzawl College|url=http://www.khawzawlcollege.in/|access-date=8 September 2012|archive-date=12 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912051153/http://khawzawlcollege.in/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Transport==
Khawzawl is 152 km away from [[Aizawl]]. The town can be accessed by regular bus services, sumo (passenger vehicle), and helicopter.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aizawl to Siaha|url=http://mizoram.nic.in/more/rsaiha.htm|publisher=Mizoram NIC|access-date=29 August 2012}}</ref>
==Media==
The main newspapers in Khawzawl are the ''Khawzawl Times'' and ''Si-Ar''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Accredited Journalists |url=http://dipr.mizoram.gov.in/journalists |publisher=DIPR Mizoram |access-date=5 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619020709/http://dipr.mizoram.gov.in/journalists |archive-date=19 June 2013 }}</ref>
==Formation as a district==
The Government of Mizoram ordered the creation of offices of the Deputy Commissioners of Hnahthial, Saitual, and Khawzawl Districts via a notification dated June 3, 2019, after which the three districts became operational.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dipr.mizoram.gov.in/post/hnahthial-district-celebrates-formation|title=Hnahthial district celebrates formation|publisher=DIPRl|access-date=21 November 2019}}</ref>
==References==
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