Tengnoupal district
Tengnoupal district | |
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Location in Manipur | |
| Country | India |
| State | Manipur |
| Headquarters | Tengnoupal |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,213 km2 (468 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 10 |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 59,110 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Language(s) | |
| • Official | Manipuri (officially called Meiteilon) |
| • Regional | Thadou |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | https://tengnoupal.nic.in/ |
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Tengnoupal district :/teŋ-nə́u-pəl/) is a district in Manipur, India. It is a district which was created in December 2016 by splitting the Chandel district.
The district headquarters have been relocated to Tengnoupal (24°19′41″N 93°59′10″E / 24.328°N 93.986°E). In the 1960s and 1970s, Tengnoupal was the District Headquarters, and it was shifted to Chandel in 1974. Tengnoupal district is geographically strategic for the installation of many Government infrastructures.