Tamenglong

Town in Manipur, India
24°59′26.39″N 93°30′3.26″E / 24.9906639°N 93.5009056°E / 24.9906639; 93.5009056Country IndiaStateManipurDistrictTamenglong districtElevation
1,580 m (5,180 ft)Population
 (2011)
 • Total19,363Language(s)
 • OfficialRongmei (officially called Rongmei)[a][1] • RegionalRongmeiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN
795141
Telephone code03877Vehicle registrationMNLiteracy86.93%WebsiteOfficial website
View of the town from Gadaibut

Tamenglong (Meitei pronunciation:/tæmɛŋˈlɒŋ/[b][1]) is a town in the Naga hills of Manipur and the district headquarter of the Tamenglong district.

Geography

Tamenglong is located in western Manipur lying on the hilltop from which descends the Barak River. It is 160 km west of Imphal, Manipur's capital city.

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as humid subtropical (Cwa). Tamenglong is a highland which makes the temperatures cooler. The warmer months are extremely rainy. July receives most rain while December is the driest.

Climate data for Tamenglong
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 18.6
(65.5)
20
(68)
23.8
(74.8)
25.8
(78.4)
25.9
(78.6)
25.5
(77.9)
25.4
(77.7)
25.5
(77.9)
25.1
(77.2)
24.2
(75.6)
23.6
(74.5)
19.2
(66.6)
23.5
(74.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.2
(54.0)
13.8
(56.8)
17.5
(63.5)
20.1
(68.2)
21.2
(70.2)
21.9
(71.4)
22.1
(71.8)
22.2
(72.0)
21.6
(70.9)
19.9
(67.8)
16.2
(61.2)
13.1
(55.6)
18.5
(65.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.9
(42.6)
7.7
(45.9)
11.2
(52.2)
14.4
(57.9)
16.5
(61.7)
18.4
(65.1)
18.9
(66.0)
18.9
(66.0)
18.1
(64.6)
15.7
(60.3)
10.9
(51.6)
7.1
(44.8)
13.6
(56.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 34
(1.3)
46
(1.8)
168
(6.6)
223
(8.8)
324
(12.8)
688
(27.1)
728
(28.7)
535
(21.1)
323
(12.7)
217
(8.5)
42
(1.7)
8
(0.3)
3,336
(131.4)
Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 1266m)[2]


Notes

  1. ^ Rongmei language (officially known as Rongmek language) is the official language of Nagalim. Other regional languages of different places in Nagalim may either be predominantly spoken or not in their respective places but "Rongmei" 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. ^ a b "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. ^ "Tamenglong - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 4 January 2016.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tamenglong.
  • Tamenglong official website