Kamjong district

Kamjong District (Meitei pronunciation: /kām-jōng/^[a]) 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.^[3][4]

Kamjong district
District of Manipur
Location in Manipur
Coordinates (Kamjong): 24.86°N 94.50°E / 24.86; 94.50
Country	India
State	Manipur
Established	2016
Headquarters	Kamjong
Area
• Total	2,338 km2 (903 sq mi)
• Rank	3
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	45,616
• Density	20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Language(s)
• Official	Meitei (officially called Manipuri)[a][2]
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)

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.

Demographics

Religions in Kamjong district (2011)[5]
Religion			Percent
Christianity			96.25%
Hinduism			2.73%
Islam			0.43%
Other or not stated			0.59%

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.^[1]

Languages of Kamjong district (2011)^[6]

1. Tangkhul (89.1%)
2. Thadou (6.61%)
3. Kuki (1.63%)
4. Others (2.64%)

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.^[6]

Sub-divisions

The following are the sub-divisions in Kamjong district:

• Kamjong
• Sahamphung
• Kasom Khullen
• Phungyar

See also

• List of populated places 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.