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Tamenglong (Meitei pronunciation:/tæmɛŋˈlɒŋ/[b][1]) is a town in the Naga hills of Manipur and the district headquarter of the Tamenglong district.
Tamenglong | |
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Town | |
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  Tamenglong Location in Manipur, India  Tamenglong Tamenglong (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°59′26.39″N 93°30′3.26″E / 24.9906639°N 93.5009056°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Manipur |
| District | Tamenglong district |
| Elevation | 1,580 m (5,180 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 19,363 |
| Language(s) | |
| • Official | Rongmei (officially called Rongmei)[a][1] |
| • Regional | Rongmei |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 795141 |
| Telephone code | 03877 |
| Vehicle registration | MN |
| Literacy | 86.93% |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
editTamenglong 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
editKöppen-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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tamenglong - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Tamenglong.