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About Sāitlaw
Saitual is a town located in the Indian state of Mizoram. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the newly created Saitual district.
From the Wikipedia article Saitual (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
History
The present settlement was founded by one chief of Sailo clan Dorawta, who after conversion wanted to establish a Christian village in the year 1915. At first, about 16 families joined him but later more people joined him in 1916. As the population increased gradually, schools and other government establishments were created. There is, however, disagreement about who founded the village. According to the dissenters, about 12 families had already settled in Saitual in 1912. Since the fledgling village was situated in the land of the ruling Sailo clan, Dorawta Sailo was requested to become the chief of the village which he materialized in 1915. As Saitual celebrated its centennial year in 2015, it may be taken as a fact that Chief Dorawta Sailo actually administered this village from 1915. It appears that a village founded by about 12 to 16 families prior to 1915 became a Sailo village since 1915.
From the History section of Saitual on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Aizawl Lengpui Airport (AJL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 15 km away.
- Mamit 10 km southwest, about 10 min by car
- Kawnpur 13 km northeast, about 13 min by car
- Lengpui 16 km south, about 16 min by car
- Sairang 20 km southeast, about 20 min by car
- Bhairabi 25 km north, about 25 min by car
- Aizawl 31 km southeast, about 31 min by car
- Kolasib 30 km north, about 30 min by car
- Zawlnuam 31 km northwest, about 31 min by car
- Darlawn 36 km east, about 36 min by car
- Kanchanpur 39 km west, about 39 min by car
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