Tengnoupal district | |
|---|---|
.svg) Location in Manipur | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Manipur |
| Headquarters | Tengnoupal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,213 km2 (468 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 9 |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 59,110 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Language(s) | |
| • Official | Thadou (officially called Thadou-Kuki)[a][1] |
| • Regional | Thadou |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | https://tengnoupal.nic.in/ |
Tengnoupal district :/teŋ-nə́u-pəl/[a][1]) is a district in Manipur, India. It is a Kuki dominated district which was created in December 2016 by splitting the Chandel district.[2]
The district headquarters has been relocated to Tengnoupal – (24°19′41″N 93°59′10″E / 24.328°N 93.986°E). In the 1960s and 1970s, Tengnoupal was the District Headquarters, and it was shifted to Chandel in 1974. Tengnoupal district is geographically strategical for installation of many Government infrastructures.
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- ^ a b "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 47th report (July 2008 to June 2010)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. p. 78. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ Esha Roy (6 December 2016). "Simply put: Seven new districts that set Manipur ablaze". Indian Express. Retrieved 22 December 2022.