The Imphal West District falls in the
Category of Manipur valley region. It is a tiny plain at the centre of Manipur
surrounded by Plains of other districts. Imphal City, the State Capital is the
nodal functional centre of this District. As a first glance, we may summarized
as in the table.
It is surrounded by Senapati District on the north, on the east by Imphal East
and Thoubal districts, on the south by Thoubal and Bishnupur Districts, and
on the west by Senapati and Bishnupur Districts.
The district enjoys confortable temperature throughout the year; not very hot
in summer and not very cold in winter. Over all the climatic condition of the
district is salubriouces and monsoon tropical. The whole district is under the
influence of the monsoons characterised by hot and humid rainy seasons during
the summer, and cool and dry seasons during the winter. Temperature ranges from
minimum of 0o C to maximum of 36oC. the average annual rainfall based on the
meteorological data published for the years 1991-99 is 1259.5 mm. The district
gets rainfall from the South-West monsoon.
The valley area of imphal West district is fertile land and is mainly made
up of alluvial soil of recent origin. The valley was once full of swamps and
marshy lands, the important ones being Lamphelpat, Takyelpat, Sangaipat, Kakwapat,
Poiroupat (pat means lake). The soil are mainly made up of shallow black,
brown and alluvial soils which have been technically classified as Udalfs-Ochrepts
and Orchrepts-Aquepts-Fluvents.
Gneral Information : How To Reach,
By Air, Indian Airlines connect Imphal, the capital of Manipur, with major cities
like New Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati and Silchar. NEPC Airlines has daily flights
to Imphal from Guwahati, and Indian Airlines 6 days in a week from Kolkata to
Imphal.
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Places to See : Shree Shree Govindajee
Temple, A historic Vaishnavite center, adjoining the Royal palace of Manipur's
former Maharajas, the Govindajee temple is a simple yet beautiful structure.
Twin domes, a pave courtyard, and a large raise congregation hall form a perfect
backdrop for priest who decend the steps, to accept offerings from devotees
in the courtyard.
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