Noney district | |
Settlement Type: | District of Manipur |
Coordinates: | 24.8°N 93.6°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Manipur |
Established Title: | Established |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Noney |
Parts Type: | Tehsils |
Parts Style: | para |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy |
Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
Demographics Type2: | Language(s) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Official |
Demographics2 Info1: | Meitei (Manipuri) and English [1] |
Demographics2 Title2: | Regional |
Demographics2 Info2: | Rongmei |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
Noney district (Meitei pronunciation: /nō-né/[2]) is a district in Manipur, India, created by bifurcating erstwhile Tamenglong district.
The district headquarters is located in Longmai.
The following are the sub-divisions in Noney district:[3]
Khoupum Valley lies on the center of the Noney district. The area of Khoupum Valley is around 6 sq km. It is the second largest valley in Manipur after the central Imphal valley. The mean altitude above sea level of these valley is 710m. [4]
Irang River flows through the district. At the south-west border of the district Irang River merges into Barak River.
Majority of the residents are ethnic Rongmei Naga and with a large Inpui Naga minority in Haochong subdivision.
As per 2011 census Rongmei language is the most commonly spoken language with few Inpui, Chiru, Thadou and Gangte speakers.[5] [6]