Jowai

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Jowai Jwai
Town
The serene Thadlaskein Lake is located at the outskirts of Jowai town
Jowai Location in Meghalaya, India Show map of Meghalaya Jowai Jowai (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 25°18′00″N 92°09′00″E / 25.30000°N 92.15000°E / 25.30000; 92.15000
Country	India
State	Meghalaya
District	West Jaintia Hills
Government
• MLA	Wailadmiki Shylla (NPP)
• MP	Mr. Vincent Pala (INC)
Elevation	1,380 m (4,530 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	28,430
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Pnar, Khasi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	793 150
Telephone code	91 03652
Vehicle registration	ML-04
Climate	Cwb

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 1365 m 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.^{[citation needed]}