Kakching district
| Kakching District Kakching | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Nickname(s): Kak | |
  Kakching District Location in Manipur, India  Kakching District Kakching District (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°29′N 93°59′E / 24.48°N 93.98°ECoordinates: 24°29′N 93°59′E / 24.48°N 93.98°E | |
| Country |
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| State | Manipur |
| Headquarter | Kakching |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 33,500 approx. |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Meitei (Manipuri) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | MN04 |
| Website | http://www.kakching.nic.in/ |
Kakching District is one of the 16 districts of Manipur state in northeastern India. This district is bounded by Thoubal district on the north, Ukhrul and Chandel districts on the east, Churchandpur and Bishnupur districts on the south and Imphal West and Imphal East districts on the west.The Kakching District is one of the newly form district by the Government of Manipur in 2016 from Thoubal district.[1]
History
On 8 December 2016, this district came into existence when all its administrative units of the erstwhile Kakching sub-division were transferred to form a new district. Later, Kakching District was divided into two sub-divisions namely, Kakching and Waikhong.
Rivers and lakes
The Sekmai river is the most significant river flow in the District.
Tourism
- Kakching Garden
- It is situated at Uyok Ching, in the south of Kakching Bazar. It is one of the most highly rated gardens in Manipur.
- Fishery Farm at Kakching Lamkhai
- It is located in the northern hills of Kakching near the Kakching Lamkhai.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into 2 sub-divisions:
- Kakching
- Waikhong
The 4 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located within the undivided district are: Kakching, Hiyanglam, Sugunu and Wabagai
Kakching is a municipal town and Waikhong, Hiyanglam, and Sugnu are other small towns in the district.
Th.Kirankumar singh IAS is the first DC of Kakching district appointed by the Government of Manipur on 8 December 2016 and S.Goutam Singh,IPS is the first Superintendent of Police of Kakching district.
Name of the Deputy Commissioners
- Current Deputy Commissioner=Telen Neilenthang Kom
(took charge in May,2017)
- First DC of Kakching=Th.Kirankumar Singh
(Assumed office on 8 December 2016 to May, 2017)
Post office
Post office of Kakching is situated at Kakching Khunyai Leikai KMC Road,Kakching District and its PIN Code is 795103.
Police station
Police Station of Kakching is situated at Kakching Chumnang opposite to State Bank of India, Kakching Branch.
- SP : Yengkhom Victoria Devi
- Adl SP law and order:Thingnam Deshorjit singh
- SDPO kakching : P Shangker
Kakching Excise Station
Kakching Excise Station is located next to SDO office complex. L.Raghu singh is the superintendent of excise kakching.