Manipur is a state in northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. The state borders Myanmar, with Sagaing Region to the east and Chin State to the southeast. It has the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. The state covers an area of 8,621 square miles of mostly hilly territory, with an embedded valley …Manipur is a state in northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. The state borders Myanmar, with Sagaing Region to the east and Chin State to the southeast. It has the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. The state covers an area of 8,621 square miles of mostly hilly territory, with an embedded valley of 700 square miles, where the Meitei community lives and has had a historical kingdom. The surrounding hills are populated by hill tribes classified into Naga and Kuki groups. The official language of the state is Meitei, which belongs to the Tibet-Burman family. The hill tribes speak separate Tibeto-Burman languages.
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