Manipur

This article is about a present day Indian political state. For its ancient civilization, see Ancient Manipur. For the kingdom mentioned in the Hindu epic Mahabharata, see Manipur of the Mahabharata.

Manipur (Meitei: Kangleipak) is a state within the Republic of India. It has area of 22,347 km² (8,628 mi²). In traditional Indian geography it falls under the North-east Indian zone. During the days of the British Raj, the Kingdom of Manipur was one of the princely states.

Manipur मणिपुर ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔ
State
Clockwise from top: Shree Shree Govindajee Temple, Statues of the Kanglashas, Loktak lake, Iputhou Pakhangba Laishang inside the Kangla, Manipuri dance
Anthem: Sana Leibak Manipur[1] (Manipur, Land of Gold)
Country	India
Merged with India	15 October 1949[2]
Capital	Imphal
Districts	16
Government
• Governor	La. Ganesan[3]
• Chief Minister	N. Biren Singh (BJP)[4]
• Legislature	Unicameral (60 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency	Rajya Sabha 1 Lok Sabha 2
• High Court	Manipur High Court
Area
• Total	22,327 km2 (8,621 sq mi)
• Rank	23rd
Population  (2011[5])
• Total	2,855,794
• Rank	23rd
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Languages
• State Language	Meitei (Manipuri)[6][7]
GDP (2018–19)
• Nominal Per Capita	₹75,226 (US$990)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-MN
HDI (2018)	0.696[8] medium · 15th
Literacy	79.85% (16th)
Website	www.manipur.gov.in
Symbols of Manipur
Emblem	Kanglasha
Song	"Sana Leibak Manipur" (Manipur, Land of Gold)
Language	Meitei (Manipuri)
Mammal	Sangai (Rucervus eldii eldii)
Bird	Nongyeen (Syrmaticus humiae)
Fish	Pengba[9]
Flower	Shirui lily (Lilium mackliniae)
Tree	Uningthou (Phoebe hainesiana)
† It was elevated from the status of a Union Territory by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971

The state is bordered by the Indian states of Nagaland to its north, Mizoram to its south and Assam to its west. Its eastern border is the Indian border with Myanmar. Manipur has a long recorded written history of kings ascended in the main throne of Kangla. The list of these kings can be found in a chronicle known as Cheitharol Kumbaba. Cheitharol Kumbaba, also spelled Cheitharon Kumpapa, is the court chronicle of the kings of Manipur. It recorded the history of the Kingdom of Manipur from the founding of the Ningthouja dynasty in 33 CE under king Nongda Lairen Pakhangba until the merger of the kingdom with India in 1949 and the subsequent abolition of monarchy. It ends with the last king of Manipur, Bodhchandra. The Cheitharol Kumbaba is probably one of the oldest chronicles of the region and is written on more than 1000 leaves of Meetei paper in Meetei Mayek, an early Meitei script.

Administration

Districts of Manipur

District Headquarters

1. BPR Bishnupur Bishnupur
2. TBL Thoubal Thoubal
3. IE Imphal East Porompat
4. IW Imphal West Lamphelpat
5. SE Senapati Senapati
6. UKR Ukhrul Ukhrul
7. CDL Chandel Chandel
8. CCP Churachandpur Churachandpur
9. TML Tamenglong Tamenglong
10. JBM Jiribam Jiribam
11. KPI Kangpokpi (Sadar Hills) Kangpokpi
12. KAK Kakching Kakching
13. TNL Tengnoupal Tengnoupal
14. KJ Kamjong Kamjong
15. NL Noney Noney
16. PZ Pherzawl Pherzawl

Sports

Further information: Manipur in Olympics

Manipur became the champion in the three consecutive years of the 2022, 2023 & 2024 Northeast Games.^[10][11][12]