Noney district

Noney district
District of Manipur
Location in Manipur
Coordinates: 24.8°N 93.6°E / 24.8; 93.6
Country	India
State	Manipur
Headquarters	Noney
Area
• Total	1,438 km^2 (555 sq mi)
• Rank	9
Language(s)
• Official	Meitei (Manipuri) and English [a][1]
• Regional	Rongmei
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)

Noney district (Meitei pronunciation: /nō-né/[b][1]) is a district in Manipur, India, created by bifurcating erstwhile Tamenglong district.

The district headquarters is located in Longmai.

Sub-divisions

The following are the sub-divisions in Noney district:[2]

• Longmai
• Nungba
• Khoupum
• Haochong

Geography

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. [3]

Irang River flows through the district. At the south-west border of the district Irang River merges into Barak River.

Demographics

Majority of the residents are ethnic Rongmei Naga and with a large Inpui Naga minority in Haochong subdivision.^[citation needed]

As per 2011 census Rongmei language is the most commonly spoken language with few Inpui, Chiru, Thadou and Gangte speakers.[4][5]

See also

• List of populated places in Noney 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. "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.
2. "House ownership status of SC Households: District Noney". Socio Economic and Caste Census. Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
3. "A Quick Look On Khoupum Valley Of Tamenglong District By SPCT". e-pao.net. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
4. "Mother Tongue Census of Manipur". Census of India. Govt of India. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
5. "Census of India 2011 - LANGUAGE ATLAS - INDIA". censusindia.gov. Govt of India. Retrieved 30 June 2024.