Chakpikarong

Chakpikarong
Town
Chakpikarong
Chakpikarong

Location in Manipur, India

Coordinates: 24°19′N 93°59′E / 24.317°N 93.983°E / 24.317; 93.983Coordinates: 24°19′N 93°59′E / 24.317°N 93.983°E / 24.317; 93.983
Country  India
State Manipur
Town Chandel
Languages
  Official Meiteilon (Manipuri)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
ISO 3166 code IN-MN-BI
Vehicle registration MN
Website churachandpur.nic.in

Chakpikarong is a town and subdivision of Chandel district of Manipur state in northeastern India. It is located 12 km from Sugnu town.

Description

The place was inhabited by Anāl Naga tribe in historical times. Tuingan and Chapki river meet here. It is an underdeveloped area. It is the home of Yangoupokpi-Lokchao Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of 185 km2 (71.4 sq mi).[1]

Languages

Anal is spoken here. It is a Sino-Tibetan. A total of 14,000 residents of India speak the language, and more people on in Myanmar also speak it. It should not be confused with the Anus language.[2] and thadou kuki dialect

References

  1. Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Manipur". Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  2. M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Anal: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 2011-09-28.

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