Impur

Impur
Town
Impur
Location in Nagaland, India
Coordinates: 26°23′24″N 94°32′55″E / 26.390101°N 94.548634°E / 26.390101; 94.548634Coordinates: 26°23′24″N 94°32′55″E / 26.390101°N 94.548634°E / 26.390101; 94.548634
Country  India
State Nagaland
District Mokokchung
Languages
  Official English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration NL
Website nagaland.gov.in

Impur is a town and an assembly constituency in Nagaland, India.[1] It was established as a mission centre in 1894 by the American missionaries. In 1897, when the Ao Baptist Arogo Mungdang (Ao Baptist Church Association) was formed, it became its headquarters and continues to do so till date. It is 15 kilometres away from the heart of Mokokchung town.It is also the Headquarters of AO churches (ABAM) in Nagaland which has about 159 churches under its Fold.It has a Higher Secondary school, Hospital and a church. It is surrounded by villages including Sungratsu, Mopungchuket and Longjang.

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