Phawngpui, the tallest mountain in Mizoram, gives its name to a national park
Background
Lawngtlai District is situated in the southernmost part of the state of Mizoram.
Phawngpui, the tallest mountain in the State, stands at a height of 2,157 m above mean sea level.
Phawngpui mountain along with the surrounding reserve forest makes up Phawngpui National Park, covering an area of approximately 50 sq. kms.
The park is the natural home of the state animal serow, and of the slow loris and the Asiatic black bear.
The slopes of the mountain are covered by orchids and rhododendrons.
Ngengpui Wildlife Sanctuary, spread over an area of approximately 110 sq. km, holds virgin sub-tropical evergreen and semi-evergreen forests.
Lawngtlai District is cut into two parts by Lunglei District and Siaha District; its eastern part lies on the eastern side of the Chhimtuipui River, the biggest river in the state.
In plain words
Serow Capricornis, the goat-antelope group — A goat-like mountain mammal of the eastern Himalaya and the north-east hills, and the state animal of Mizoram.
Reserve forest Reserved forest — A forest area notified by the state, where the reserve forest around Phawngpui forms part of the national park.