South West Garo Hills district

Southwest Garo Hills district
District of Meghalaya
Location in Meghalaya
Location in Meghalaya
Map
Southwest Garo Hills district
Country India
StateMeghalaya
HeadquartersAmpati
Government
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies3
Area
 • Total822 km2 (317 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total172,795
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy56.7%
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitesouthwestgarohills.gov.in

Southwest Garo Hills[1] is an administrative district in the State of Meghalaya, India. The Ampati Civil Sub-Division is upgraded to a full fledged district as South West Garo Hills, on 7 August 2012 with its headquarters at Ampati.[2] It was inaugurated by Dr. Mukul Sangma, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Meghalaya, India.

Inauguration of South West Garo Hills District by Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Dr. Mukul Sangma on 7 August 2012
  1. ^ Meghalaya State Portal(http://meghalaya.gov.in:8080/megportal/district_details/20325)
  2. ^ Governor Notification (http://meghpol.nic.in/notification/New_Dist_SWGH.pdf[permanent dead link])