Jaintia Hills district

Jaintia Hills is an administrative in the state of  in. The present district was created in  and occupies an  of 3819. It has a of 295,692 (as of ), of which a vast majority is rural. The district headquarters are located at. The district is part of the ecoregion.

For the tribal division into twelve elaka (provinces), each under a dolloi, tributary to the Raja of Jaintiapur, see

Agriculture and mining are the dominant economic activities. The district has large reserves of coal and is the largest producer of coal within Meghalaya.