Ukhrul (district)

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Ukhrul district
District map
State Manipur
Administrative headquarters : Ukhrul
Area : 4,544 km²
Residents : 183,115 (2011)
Population density : 40 people / km²
Website : ukhrul.nic.in

The Ukhrul District ( Manipur East until 1983 ) is a district in the Indian state of Manipur . The administrative seat is the eponymous city of Ukhrul .

geography

View of a village in the Ukhrul district

The Ukhrul District is located in the northeast of Manipur on the border with Myanmar (Burma). Neighboring districts are Chandel in the south, Senapati in the west and Phek in the north. The latter already belongs to the neighboring state of Nagaland . In the east lies the state border with Myanmar. The Ukhrul District is divided into five sub-divisions: Ukhrul North, Uhkrul Central, Kamjong-Chassad, Phungyar-Phaisat and Ukhrul South.

The area of ​​the Ukhrul district is 4,544 square kilometers. The district area is mountainous and densely forested: the Ukhrul district is located in the Patkai Mountains, the altitude ranges from 913 to over 3,114 meters. 63 percent of the district area is covered by forest. With the Khayang Peak is the highest mountain of Manipur in the Ukhrul district. The most famous mountain, however, is the 2,835 meter high Shirui Kashung or Sirohi. The district capital Ukhrul is located at 2,020 meters above sea level. The climate is moderate due to the altitude. The annual temperature varies from 3 to 33 ° C, the average annual precipitation is 1,763 millimeters.

The Shirui Kashung massif is rich in rare flora. In 1998 the Sirohi National Park was established here. The area is home to the rare lily Lilium mackliniae , which was declared Manipur's State Flower in 1989. There are also many rare animals in the reserve, such as the Blythtragopan ( Tragopan blythii ), rare pangolins , tigers and leopards .

history

During the British colonial period , the area of ​​today's Ukhrul district belonged to the Kingdom of Manipur, a formally independent princely state under British rule. Originally the tribal areas in the mountains of Manipur were left to their own devices. After the Kuki uprising of 1917-1919, however, the British saw the need for administrative control of the mountain areas and set up the Ukhrul sub-division. After Indian independence, Manipur joined India in 1949. When Manipur was originally divided into five districts in 1969, today's Ukhrul district became an independent district under the name "Manipur East". In 1983 it was renamed "Ukhrul District".

population

According to the 2011 census, the Ukhrul district has 183,115 inhabitants. With 40 inhabitants per square kilometer, the district is only sparsely populated. The population density is the second lowest of all Manipur's districts and is only a third of the state average of 122 people per square kilometer. However, the population is growing rapidly: Between 2001 and 2011, the population grew by 30.1 percent and thus significantly faster than the Manipur average (18.7 percent). The district is clearly rural: only 14.3 percent of the population live in cities. The degree of urbanization is therefore less than half as high as Manipur's mean (30.2 percent). 81.9 percent of the district's residents can read and write. The literacy rate is slightly higher than the state average (79.9 percent).

The Ukhrul district is one of the areas of Manipur that are populated by the Naga people. According to the 2001 census, members of the “ scheduled tribes ” make up 95.5 percent of the district's population . By far the largest group is the Tangkhul Naga tribe , which makes up 90 percent of the total population. A smaller minority are the Thadou , who belong to the Kuki group , with just under 4 percent. As a result of the proselytizing of the tribal population by American missionaries from the late 19th century, the Ukhrul district is predominantly Christian : According to the 2001 census, 95.2 of the district's population profess Christianity. The Ukhrul district has the highest Christian population in Manipur and one of the highest of all Indian districts. Hindus (4.0 percent) and Muslims (0.6 percent) are only small minorities.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ukhrul District website: Topography of Ukhrul District. ( Memento of the original from January 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / ukhrul.nic.in
  2. ^ Census of India 2011: Provisional Population Totals Paper 2 of 2011: Manipur. (PDF; 12 kB)
  3. ^ Census of India 2001: Basic Data Sheet. District Ukhrul (08), Manipur (excl. 3 sub-divisions) (14). (PDF; 55 kB)

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