Kakching district (Meitei pronunciation:/kək.ciŋ/) is one of the 16 districts of Manipur state in northeastern India. It was formedin 2016 from Thoubal district, prior to which it was a subdivision of the latter. The Kakching district is bounded by Thoubal district on the north, Ukhrul and Chandel districts on the east, Churchandpur and Bishnupur districts on the south and Imphal West and Imphal East districts on the west.
History
On 8 December 2016, this district came into existence when all its administrative units of the erstwhile Kakching sub-division were transferred to form a new district. Later, Kakching District was divided into two sub-divisions namely, Kakching and Waikhong.
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 census, Kakching district had a population of 135,481. Kakching had a sex ratio of 1003 females per 1000 males. 35.91% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 29.05% and 0.85% of the population respectively.
Languages
At the time of the 2011 census, 96.57% of the population spoke Manipuri and 1.17% Nepali as their first language.
Rivers and lakes
The Sekmai river is the most significant river flow in the district.
Tourism
Kakching Garden is situated at Uyok Ching, in the south of Kakching Bazaar. It is one of the most highly rated gardens in Manipur.
A fishery farm is located in the northern hills of Kakching near the Kakching Lamkhai.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into two sub-divisions:
- Kakching
- Waikhong
The four Vidhan Sabha constituencies located within the undivided district are Kakching, Hiyanglam, Sugnu and Wabagai.
Kakching is a municipal town and Waikhong, Hiyanglam, and Sugnu are other small towns in the district.
Th.Kirankumar IAS is the first DC of Kakching district appointed by the Government of Manipur on 8 December 2016 and S.Goutam Singh, IPS is the first Superintendent of Police of Kakching district.
See also
- List of populated places in Kakching district
References
