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Manipur Update
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Manipur Update
February Issue
Volume I Issue III, February 2000

About Manipur

An Independent kingdom until British subjugation in 1891, Manipur has been a part of India since 1949. Today, it is one of the States in the Indian Union.

Area      22,327 sq.km.
    Valley . 2,239 sq.km
    Hills    20,088 sq.km
Population    1,837,149 (1991 Census)
    Urban    27.52 p.c.
    Rural    72.48 p.c.
Density of Population :
    Valley    539 per sq.km.
    Hills    32 per sq.km
Literacy : 59.89 p.c.   (1991 Census)
Per capita income  (US $ 50)
Administrative units :
    Valley    Bishnupur District
        Imphal East District
        Imphal West District
        Thoubal District
    Hills    Chandel District
        Churachandpur District
        Senapati District
        Tamenglong district
        Ukhrul District
   Capital    IMPHAL

For more information about Manipur visit the following sites.

Links to other websites of Manipur and surrounding areas

Welcome to Manipur at http://welcome.to/manipur.com

Search for more links about Manipur at http://manipurlink.tripod.com

Online news of Manipur at http:://www.e-pao.net

Burma Project at http://www.soros.org/burma.html

About Sanamacha at India : Manipur : the Silence of Youth - Summary of an Amnesty International report at http://www.amnesty.it/ailib/aipub/1998/SUM/32000598.htm

and Witness Archive
at http://www.witness.org/textonly/archivtx.htm

Human Rights issue related with Manipur at India - Internet Resources from About.com - at http://humanrights.miningco.com/msub37.htm

and Amnesty International 1999 Annual Report on India (the Republic of) at http://www.amnesty.org/ailib/aireport/ar99/asa20.htm

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