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Manipur
Capital Imphal
Districts 16
Formed On 21 January 1972
The Manipur Constitution
Act of 1947
established a democratic
form of government, with the
Maharaja as the
Executive Head. Faced
with Burma's ambitions
to take over the state,
in 1949,
Maharaja Bodhchandra went
to Shillong, where he signed the
instrument of accession
to merge the kingdom
into India instead.
Thereafter the legislative
assembly was dissolved,
and Manipur became
part of the Republic
of India in
October 1949.
It was made a Union
Territory in 1956 and a
fully-fledged State in 1972.
Official Meitei (Manipuri)
Language
Known as/for The 'Switzerland of India' -
Lord Irwin
Jewel of India - Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru
Physical About 90% of the land are
Characteristics mountainous.
Physiographically, Manipur
may be characterized
in two distinct
physical regions - an outlying
area of rugged hills
and narrow valleys and the
inner area represents
the features of flat
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plain topography with
all associated landforms.
Natural (1) Tropical Semi-ever Green
Vegetation (2) Dry Temperate Forest
(3) Sub-Tropical Pine
(4) Tropical Moist Deciduous
Major The Barak river, the biggest river
Rivers in the state, rises
in the Manipur Hills and flows
through Mizoram State and
into Assam, ending just
after it enters Bangladesh where
the Surma and Kushiyara
rivers begin.
The Manipur river originates
in the Logtak
Lake - the biggest freshwater
lake in the NorthEast - and
flows southward through
the valley into Myanmar,
where it joins
the Myittha River.
The Imphal river originates
in Senapati
District at the hills of
Karong and flows
into Myanmar.
Major Regional Lai Haraoba, Ningol Chakouba,
Festivals Cheiraoba, Chumpha, Gang
Ngai, Heikru Hitongba, Kut
Major Art Dance - Ras Lila, Pung Cholom,
Forms Maibi, Khamba Thaibi,
Nupa Cholom or Kartal
Cholom (Cymbal dance)
Music - Kullong Ishei, Lai
Haraoba Ishei, Pena Ishei, Thoubal
Chongba, Gaur padas,
Nat, Manohar Sai, Dhob, Napi
Pala, RasLila, Khuba Ishei
Industry Handlooms, Sericulture, soap
making, carpentry,
tanning, bamboo and
sugarcane products
Minerals Chromite, limestone, serpentinites
(green marble), hydrocarbon
Agriculture Paddy, wheat, maize, pulses,
oilseeds such as
mustard, groundnut,
soybeans, sunflower,
ginger, turmeric, and
fruits like pineapple,
lime/lemon, banana, orange,
papaya, plum, and vegetables
like cauliflower, cabbage,
tomato, peas, carrot, pumpkin
Geographical Shaphee Lanphee, Wangkhei
Indications Phee, Moirang Phee
(All are textiles)
Kachai lemon
State Animal Sangai
State Bird Nongyeen
State Flower Siroi Lily
State Tree Uningthou
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World Heritage --
Sites
Ramsar Loktak Lake - known for
Sites its circular floating
swamps called phumdis,
making it the only
floating National Park in
the world. Phumdis,
resembling miniature islands,
refers to a collection of
the heterogeneous mass of
vegetation, soil, and organic
matter at various
stages of decomposition.
Biodiversity Indo-Burma
Hotspots (Purvanchal Hills)
Bird --
Sanctuaries
National Keibul Lamjao National
Parks Park situated on
the southern shore of the
Loktak Lake.
The park was initially declared
as a Sanctuary
in 1966, to preserve the natural
refuge of the
endangered Brow-antlered
Deer – Sangai
(Rucervus eldi eldi).
Biosphere --
Reserve
Wildlife Khongjaingamba Ching WLS,
Sanctuaries Yangoupokpi-Lokchao WLS
Tiger Reserve --
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