Kamjong District (
Meitei pronunciation: /kām-jōng/) is a district in
Manipur
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state,
India
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created by splitting
Ukhrul district
Ukhrul district ( Meitei pronunciation:/ˈuːkˌɹəl or ˈuːkˌɹʊl/) is an administrative district of the state of Manipur in India with its headquarters at Ukhrul, that is Hunphun. The district occupies the north-eastern corner of the sta ...
.
The district headquarters is located in
Kamjong
Kamjong ( Meitei pronunciation: /kām-jōng/) is the headquarter of Kamjong district, Manipur state, India. The village is about 120 kilometers from Imphal and is connected by Ukhrul-Kamjong State highway. This District headquarter is flanked b ...
. Kamjong District is a newly created district on 8 December 2016 and shares a long international border with Myanmar. 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.
Demographics
Kamjong district has a population of 45,616. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 0.05% and 96.56% of the population respectively.
About People
Kamjong district is mainly inhabited by the
Tangkhul Nagas, comprising 89% of the total population with the Kukis comprising 4.59% of the district. Both Tangkhul nagas and Thadou-Kuki tribes comes under scheduled tribe, notified by the constitution of India and in CENSUS OF INDIA 2011 MANIPUR List of scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
he 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:
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Kamjong
Kamjong ( Meitei pronunciation: /kām-jōng/) is the headquarter of Kamjong district, Manipur state, India. The village is about 120 kilometers from Imphal and is connected by Ukhrul-Kamjong State highway. This District headquarter is flanked b ...
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Sahamphung
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Kasom Khullen
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Phungyar
Phungyar ( Meitei pronunciation: /phūng-yār/) is a small town located south of Kamjong in Kamjong district, Manipur state, India. It is also the name of a sub division of the district. The town is about 50 kilometers from Ukhrul and is partial ...
See also
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List of populated places in Kamjong district
Notes
References
Districts of Manipur
2016 establishments in Manipur
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