Lamphelpat | |
Native Name: | (Manipuri: /ləm.pʰel.pát/) |
Settlement Type: | town |
Pushpin Map: | India Manipur#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Manipur, India |
Coordinates: | 24.8251°N 93.909°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Manipur |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Imphal West |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Language(s) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Meitei (officially called Manipuri)[1] |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Registration Plate: | MN |
Lamphelpat (Meitei pronunciation: /ləm.pʰel.pát/) is the district headquarter of Imphal West district in the state of Manipur, India.[2] It is a suburb of Imphal city.
The name "Lamphelpat" (/ləm.pʰel.pát/) is made up of two Meitei language words, "Lamphel" (Manipuri: ꯂꯝꯐꯦꯜ) and "Pāt" (Manipuri: ꯄꯥꯠ). "Lamphel" (/ləm.pʰel/) is the Meitei name of a place in Imphal.[3] "Pāt" (/pát/) means lake in Meitei.[4]