Churachandpur district
District of Manipur, India
Churachandpur district (Meitei pronunciation: /tʃʊraːˌtʃaːnɗpʊr/) is one of the 16 districts of the Indian state of Manipur, populated by Zo people, mainly the Paite. The name honours former Maharaja Sir Churachand Singh of Manipur. The district headquarters is located in the Churachandpur town.
The Churachandpur district first came into being as the South-West Area hill subdivision of Manipur in 1919. It soon acquired the name "Churachandpur subdivision" based on its headquarters at Lamka, which was also called "Churachandpur". After the independence of India, it remained one of the eight subdivisions of Manipur. A "New Churachandpur" town was built at the present location to serve as its headquarters. In 1969, the subdivision was upgraded to a district, initially called "Manipur South" and later "Churachandpur district". In 2016, the western part of the district consisting of the Tipaimukh and Thanlon subdivisions has been made a separate district called Pherzawl, and the rump territory remains Churachandpur district.
Geography
As per the 2011 census, the Churachandpur district covered an area of 4,520 square kilometres (1,750 sq mi) at the south-western part of the Manipur state.
“Churachandpur district” enters the record as district of Manipur, India. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Churachandpur, district and District can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2577281. VIAF identifies the subject as 146806924. The Library of Congress control number is n2007217783. Authority coordinates are 24.333, 93.683. 2 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1919, 1969, 2016 and 2011.
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