About District
Tamenglong District is bounded by Senapati District to the East, North Cashar Hills District of Assam to the West, Peren District of Nagaland to the North and Churachanpur of Manipur to the South. The District had been known as Manipur West District before 1972.
When India attained independence in 1947, Tamenglong District was not connected by motorable roads. The first motorable road constructed in Tamenglong District connected the capital of Manipur which was 75 miles long i.e. Imphal to Tamenglong road (I.T. Road), via Kangpokpi touching about 7 vallages of the District. The road was inuaugurated in 1957.
