Kamjong district | |
Settlement Type: | District of Manipur |
Total Type: | Total |
Coordinates: | 24.86°N 94.5°W |
Coor Pinpoint: | Kamjong |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Manipur |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 2016 |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Kamjong |
Parts Type: | Tehsils |
Parts Style: | para |
Area Total Km2: | 2,338 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 45,616 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy |
Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
Demographics Type2: | Language(s) |
Demographics2 Title2: | Official |
Demographics2 Info2: | Meitei (officially called Manipuri)[1] |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
Kamjong District (Meitei pronunciation: /kām-jōng/) is one of the 16 districts of Manipur, India. It was created in 2016 from the Ukhrul district, prior to which it was a subdivision of the latter.[2] [3]
The district headquarters is located at Kamjong. It shares a long international border with Myanmar. The district is bounded by Myanmar in the east, Kangpokpi district in the West, Ukhrul district in the north and Tengnoupal district 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.
Kamjong district has a population of 45,616, entirely rural. Kamjong had a sex ratio of 943 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 0.05% and 96.56% of the population respectively.[4]
At the time of the 2011 census, 89.12% of the population spoke Tangkhul, 6.61% Thadou and 1.63% Kuki as their first language.[5]
The following are the sub-divisions in Kamjong district: