Tengnoupal district (
Meitei pronunciation:/teŋ-nə́u-pəl/
) is a district in
Manipur
Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ...
,
India
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. It was created in December 2016 by splitting the
Chandel district.
The district headquarters has been relocated to
Tengnoupal
Tengnoupal ( Meitei pronunciation:/teŋ-nə́u-pəl/) is a hill town at the highest point of a road ( NH-2) between Imphal and Moreh at the end of northwestern Myanmar; the ASEAN Highway passes through the village. It is the district headquarter ...
– (). 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.
Sub-divisions
The sub-divisions in Tengnoupal district are:
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Tengnoupal
Tengnoupal ( Meitei pronunciation:/teŋ-nə́u-pəl/) is a hill town at the highest point of a road ( NH-2) between Imphal and Moreh at the end of northwestern Myanmar; the ASEAN Highway passes through the village. It is the district headquarter ...
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Moreh
Givat HaMoreh (Hebrew: גבעת המוֹרֶה), in Arabic: Jebel ed-Duhy, is a hill in northern Israel on the northeast side of the Jezreel Valley. The highest peak reaches an altitude of , while the bottom of the Jezreel Valley is situated at ...
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Machi
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 census, Tengnoupal district had a population of 59,110. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 0.78% and 83.81% of the population respectively.
History
The name "Tengnoupal district" was first used for the
Chandel district was: this Tengnoupal district was established in 1974. In 1983, the name of this district was changed to Chandel district, as the district headquarters were located at Chandel.
On 9 December 2016, the
Okram Ibobi Singh-led
Indian National Congress
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state government announced the creation of seven new districts including the present-day Tengnoupal district, which was split from the Chandel district. Singh inaugurated the Tengnoupal district on December 16, amid protests by the United Naga Council and attacks by rebels, while his supporters welcomed the decision. Singh refused to go back on the decision, stating that the creation of the new districts would lead to faster development and administrative convenience.
See also
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List of populated places in Tengnoupal district
The Tengnoupal district of Manipur state in India is divided into 3 administrative subdivisions called blocks. It has one town (Moreh), and 263 villages.
The district was carved out of the Chandel district in 2016, and did not exist at the time ...
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References
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External links
Official district website
Districts of Manipur