Lamka
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Lamka, officially known as Churachandpur, is a town in India, and is the principal town of Churachandpur district, in Manipur State. It is the second-largest town in Manipur, and lies 62 km from the state capital Imphal and 56 km from the border of Myanmar, at the southern extent of Manipur. Its population includes a number of people of the Zomi or Zo ethnic group.
It is located at the junction of the Imphal-Lamka Road, Lamka-Singngat-Teddim Road and Lamka-Sugnu Road, on the gentle hill slopes on the western bank of the Tuitha River. The general elevation of the town is 920m above the mean sea level. The local residents of the district know the town as Lamka, which means confluence of Teddim Road and Tipaimukh Road, although it is officially known as Churachandpur. This name was imposed by the government of Manipur, against the wishes of local people [citation needed].
Lamka town was founded in 1930 by Pu Zenhang Valte and Pu Phungkhothang Guite, and has grown from small twin villages in the beginning to the sprawling town as it is today. As different tribal communities co-exist here, there is always a keen sense of healthy competition among the people, especially in the fields of education and employment. It is now one a destination for sight seeing and holidaying. The advanced hill town produces more than its proportionate share of central and state level government officials [citation needed] and thrives in local products of arts and crafts. Moreover, Lamka is one of the fastest developing towns in recent history [citation needed].
