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Kamjong District (Meitei pronunciation: /kām-jōng/[lower-alpha 2]) is a district in Manipur state, India created by splitting Ukhrul district.

Kamjong district
District of Manipur
Kamjong district
Location in Manipur
Coordinates (Kamjong): 24.86°N 94.50°E / 24.86; 94.50
Country India
State Manipur
Established2016
HeadquartersKamjong
Area
 • Total2,338 km2 (903 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total45,616
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Language(s)
 • OfficialMeitei (officially called Manipuri)[lower-alpha 1][2]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)

The district headquarters is located in Kamjong.[3][4][5][6][7][8] 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.[1]

Religions in Kamjong district (2011)[9]
Religion Percent
Christianity
 
 96.25%
Hinduism
 
 2.73%
Other or not stated
 
 1.02%

Languages of Kamjong district (2011)[10]

  Tangkhul (89.12%)
  Thadou (6.61%)
  Kuki (1.63%)
  Others (2.64%)

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[The 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:


Notes


  1. Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) is the official language of Manipur. Other regional languages of different places in Manipur may either be predominantly spoken or not in their respective places but "Meitei" is always officially used.
  2. Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) is the official language of Manipur. Other regional languages of different places in Manipur may either be predominantly spoken or not in their respective places but "Meitei" is always officially used.

References


  1. "District Census Handbook - Kamjong" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011.
  2. "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 47th report (July 2008 to June 2010)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. p. 78. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  3. "7 new districts formed in Manipur amid opposition by Nagas : India, News - India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  4. "Manipur Creates 7 New Districts". Ndtv.com. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  5. "New districts to stay, says Manipur CM". The Hindu. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  6. "Manipur Chief Minsiter [sic] inaugurates two new districts amid Naga protests". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  7. "Simply put: Seven new districts that set Manipur ablaze". The Indian Express. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  8. "Creation of new districts could be game-changer in Manipur polls | opinion". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  9. "Population by religious community - Manipur". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011.
  10. "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India".


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[de] Kamjong (Distrikt)

Der Distrikt Kamjong ist ein Distrikt im indischen Bundesstaat Manipur. Verwaltungssitz ist die namensgebende Stadt Kamjong.
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