Back জিরিবাম জেলা Bengali/Bangla Jiribam (Distrikt) German بخش جیریبام Persian जिरिबाम जिला Hindi ꯖꯤꯔꯤꯕꯥꯝ ꯄꯅꯥ MNI जिरिबाम जिल्हा Marathi Districte de Jiribam Occitan ᱡᱤᱨᱤᱵᱟᱢ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ SAT ஜிரிபாம் மாவட்டம் Tamil జిరిబం జిల్లా Tegulu
Jiribam district | |
|---|---|
 Location in Manipur | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Manipur |
| Established | 2016 |
| Headquarters | Jiribam |
| Area | |
• Total | 212 km2 (82 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 15 |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 43,838 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Language(s) | |
| • Official | Meitei (officially called Manipuri) |
| • Spoken | Bengali • Hmar • Other tribal languages |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | NH-37 |
| Website | https://jiribam.nic.in/ |
Jiribam District (Meitei pronunciation: /jee-ree-baam/) is a district at the western periphery state of Manipur, India. It borders the Cachar district of Assam on the west, and serves as the western gateway for Manipur. Formerly a subdivision of the Imphal East district, it was made an independent district in December 2016.[1]
- ^ "Creation of new districts could be game-changer in Manipur polls | opinion". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 30 June 2017.