Jowai
Sign in to saveJowai (IPA: ʤəʊˈwaɪ) is the headquarters of the West Jaintia Hills district of the state of Meghalaya, India, and is home to the Pnar, a sub-tribe of the Khasi people. It is located on a plateau surrounded on three sides by the Myntdu river bordering Bangladesh to the south (about 50 km from the Indo-Bangladesh border). Due to its high altitude of 1365m above sea level, Jowai experiences warm summers with cool to chilly winters.
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Place details
- Locality
- Jowai
- Region
- Meghalaya
- Country
- India
- Population
- 28,430
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
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- Meghalaya
- Settlement.name
- Jowai
- Settlement.other_name
- Jwai
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Panoramic Thadlaskein.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The serene Thadlaskein Lake is located at the outskirts of Jowai town
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- India Meghalaya#India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Meghalaya, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Jaintia Hills district
- Elevation
- +1380
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- West Jaintia Hills district
- Image
- Shillong-Jowai Road.JPG
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- Festivals and food
- Demographics
- Politics
- Institutions in Jowai
- Localities in Jowai
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Jowai (IPA: ʤəʊˈwaɪ) is the headquarters of the West Jaintia Hills district of the state of Meghalaya, India, and is home to the Pnar, a sub-tribe of the Khasi people. It is located on a plateau surrounded on three sides by the Myntdu river bordering Bangladesh to the south (about 50 km from the Indo-Bangladesh border). Due to its high altitude of 1365m above sea level, Jowai experiences warm summers with cool to chilly winters.
Jowai is an important business and education hub for the entire district, catering to local students as well as those from the adjacent parts of Assam and Bangladesh. It is well equipped with infrastructure including schools, colleges, hospitals, and a postal service. As with the Nongphlang (Khynriams), Pnars too have a matriarchal society where daughters inherit the family property.