Tamenglong district

Tamenglong district (Pron:/tæmɛŋˈlɒŋ/) is one of the 16 districts of Manipur state in northeastern India.
History.
In 1919, the British Government established four sub-divisions office in Manipur Hills known as North East Sub-Division, North West Sub-Division, South East Sub-Division and South West Sub-Division. The Headquarters of North West Sub-Division was set up at Khunjao, Tamenglong Village (Nriangluang) and Mr. William Shaw was appointed as the Sub-Divisional Officer. In 1923, the headquarters of Northwest sub-division was shifted to the present site known as Tamenglong headquarters some 3 km away from Khunjao. Later the Manipur North West sub-division was renamed as Tamenglong Sub-Division. Tamenglong became a full-fledged district in 1969 and the first Deputy Commissioner was posted.
Geography.
This district is bounded by Nagaland state on the north, by Senapati district on the north and east, by Churchandpur district on the south and by Imphal West district and Assam state on the west. Tamenglong town is the headquarters of this district. The district occupies an area of 4391 km.
Economy.
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Tamenglong one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the three districts in Manipur currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).
Administrative divisions.
The district is divided into 3 sub-divisions:
In December 2016, Noney District was carved out from Tamenglong district; comprising sub-divisions of Longmei (Noney), Nungba, Khoupum, and Haochong.
Khoupum, a small town falling under the Nungba sub division is one of the most populated area within the district and the home town of Hon'ble MLA and former Deputy Chief Minister Shri. Gaikhangam Gangmei.
Demographics.
According to the 2011 census Tamenglong district has a population of 140,651, roughly equal to the nation of Saint Lucia. This gives it a ranking of 607th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 25.69%. Tamenglong has a sex ratio of 953 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 70.4%.
Languages.
Majority of the people speaks Rongmei.
Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in Tamenglong district include:
Zeliangrong Language/dialect- and Thadou-Kuki dialect.Thadou-Kuki dialect is spoken by Kuki community of Tamenglong district.