Tamenglong
Town in Manipur, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tamenglong (Meitei pronunciation:/tæmɛŋˈlɒŋ/[lower-alpha 2][1]) is a town in the Naga hills of Manipur and the district headquarter of the Tamenglong district.
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  Tamenglong Location in Manipur, India  Tamenglong Tamenglong (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°59′26.39″N 93°30′3.26″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)[lower-alpha 1][1] |
| • Regional | Rongmei |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 795141 |
| Telephone code | 03877 |
| Vehicle registration | MN |
| Literacy | 86.93% |
| Website | Official website |
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.
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] | |||||||||||||
- 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.
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