Kamjong district

Kamjong District is a district in Manipur state, India created by splitting Ukhrul district.

The district headquarters is located in Kamjong.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Kamjong District is a newly created district on 8 December 2016 and lies between Latitude 24.857044N and longitude 94.513463 E with GPS coordination of 24*51’25.3584" N 94*30’48.4668 E and shares a long international border with Myanmar. It covers approximately an area of 2400 Sq.Km. It is bounded by Myanmar in the east, Senapati in the West, Ukhrul in the North and Chandel in the South. The terrain of the district is hilly with varying heights of 913 m to 3114 m (MSL). The district headquarter is linked with state highway of 120 Km from Imphal.

About People. As per the census of 2011, the population of Kamjong district is 45616 persons. Kamjong district is inhabited by Tangkhul and Kukis tribes which are minorities which comes under scheduled tribe, notified by the constitution of India and in CENSUS OF INDIA 2011 MANIPUR List of scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes[The scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders, (Amendment) Act.1976 (No.108 of 1976, dated 18 September 1976 listed at 26. Tangkhul and 33. Any Kuki Tribes. Majority of the inhabitants of this district follow Christianity as their religion, which is notified as minority community Under Section 2 (C) of the National Commission for Minorities Act 1992.

Sub-divisions

The following are the sub-divisions in Kamjong district:

References

  1. ↑ "7 new districts formed in Manipur amid opposition by Nagas : India, News - India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  2. ↑ "Manipur Creates 7 New Districts". Ndtv.com. 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  3. ↑ "New districts to stay, says Manipur CM". The Hindu. 2016-12-31. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  4. ↑ "Manipur Chief Minsiter [sic] inaugurates two new districts amid Naga protests". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2016-12-16. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  5. ↑ "Simply put: Seven new districts that set Manipur ablaze". The Indian Express. 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  6. ↑ "Creation of new districts could be game-changer in Manipur polls | opinion". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2017-06-30.

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