Kuirei | |
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Village | |
  Kuirei Location in Manipur, India  Kuirei Kuirei (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25°14′56″N 94°27′20″E / 25.24889°N 94.45556°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Manipur |
| District | Ukhrul |
| Population | |
| • Total | 767 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tangkhul (KURE TU) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 795142 |
| Vehicle registration | MN |
| Nearest city | Ukhrul Kohima |
| Literacy | 56.15% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Outer Manipur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chingai |
| Website | manipur |
Kuirei is a village located north of Ukhrul in Ukhrul district, Manipur state, India. The village is approximately 41 kilometers from Ukhrul. National Highway 150 Imphal-Kohima via Jessami passes through the village. Kuirei is one of the villages that used to make indigenous salt from salt springs and supply to other Tangkhul villages before the advent of common salt.[citation needed] The village is flanked by Phungcham and Peh in the west, Huishu and Khamasom in the east, Kalhang in the south and Ngahui and Marem in the North. Locally inhabitants speak Kuirei dialect which belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family.