Editing Imphal (section)

{{Short description|Capital city of the Indian state Manipur}}
{{Contains special characters|Meitei}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Imphal
| settlement_type    = Capital city
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| image8 = Imphal - St Josphes cathedral.JPG
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| image3 = Uttra sanglen.jpg 
| image4 = Kangla Fort Complex, Imphal (216).jpeg
| image5 =Langol Hills, Imphal, Manipur, India.jpg 
| image1 = Imphal At Dusk.jpg
| image2 = Temple of God Pakhangba of Sanamahi religion inside the Kangla Fort, Imphal West, Manipur.jpg
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| image_caption      = '''Clockwise from top:''' <br/> Imphal city view, [[Nongshaba]], Langol Hills, [[Shree Govindajee Temple]], [[St. Joseph's Cathedral, Imphal]], Kangla Fort Complex, Sanamahi Temple
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| coordinates        = {{coord|24.8074|N|93.9384|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{IND}}
| subdivision_type1  = State
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Manipur]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Imphal East district|Imphal East]], [[Imphal West district|Imphal West]]
| established_title  = <!-- Established -->
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| governing_body     = Imphal Municipal Corporation
| leader_title1      = Mayor
| leader_name1       = L. Lokeshwor Singh
| government_type    = Municipal Corporation
| unit_pref          = Metric
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_metro_km2     = 94
| area_rank          = 1
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 786
| population_total   = 390000
| population_metro   = 617584
| population_as_of   = 2024
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| population_density_km2 = 4150
| population_rank    = 1
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| demographics_type1 = Language(s)
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1          = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1        = +5:30
| postal_code_type   = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code        = 795001
| area_code          = 3852
| area_code_type     = Telephone code
| registration_plate = MN-01
| website            = {{URL|http://imc.mn.gov.in/}}
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| demographics1_info1 = {{Unbulleted list|style=white-space:nowrap;
  | [[Meitei language|Manipuri]] (Meitei)
  | [[English language|English]]
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'''Imphal''' ({{IPA|mni|im.pʰal|lang}};<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=H. Surmangol |date=2006 |title=Learners' Manipuri-English dictionary.Imphal |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/sharma_query.py?qs=%EA%AF%8F%EA%AF%9D%EA%AF%90%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%9C&searchhws=yes |access-date=28 July 2022 |website=dsal.uchicago.edu |archive-date=28 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728135428/https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/sharma_query.py?qs=%EA%AF%8F%EA%AF%9D%EA%AF%90%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%9C&searchhws=yes |url-status=live }}</ref> {{IPAc-en|lang|UK|'|I|m|f|@l}},<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.lexico.com/definition/Imphal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516231351/https://www.lexico.com/definition/Imphal |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 May 2021 |title=Imphal |dictionary=[[Lexico]] UK English Dictionary |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]}}</ref> {{IPAc-en|US|'|ɪ|m|p|ˌ|h|ʌ|l}})<ref>{{Cite web |title=Definition of IMPHAL |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Imphal |access-date=31 May 2023 |website=www.merriam-webster.com |language=en}}</ref> is the [[capital city]] of the Indian state of [[Manipur]]. The metropolitan centre of the city contains the ruins of [[Kangla Palace]] (officially known as [[Kangla Fort]]), the royal seat of the former [[Kingdom of Manipur]], surrounded by a [[moat]]. Spread over parts of the districts of [[Imphal West district|Imphal West]] and [[Imphal East district|Imphal East]], the former contains the majority of the city's area and population.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=20 December 2016|title=Simply put: Seven new districts that set Manipur ablaze|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/manipur-violence-new-districts-okram-ibobi-united-naga-council-4436039/|access-date=15 October 2020|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=15 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015191306/https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/manipur-violence-new-districts-okram-ibobi-united-naga-council-4436039/|url-status=live}}</ref> Imphal is part of the [[Smart Cities Mission]] under the [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Imphal Smart City Limited|url=http://imphalsmartcitylimited.com/|access-date=16 October 2020|language=en-US|archive-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301160831/http://imphalsmartcitylimited.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> Being a mega commercial hub, Imphal is known for its weaving, brass-ware, bronze-ware, and other cottage industries. [[Meitei language]] (officially known as [[Manipuri language]]) is the most widely spoken language in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 November 2023 |title=Imphal {{!}} Manipur, Battle of Imphal, WWII {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Imphal |access-date=19 November 2023 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>

''[[INS Imphal]]'', the third ship of the [[Visakhapatnam-class destroyer|''Visakhapatnam''-class]] [[Stealth ship|stealth]] [[guided missile destroyer]] of the [[Indian Navy]], was named in recognition of the Indian soldiers who fought in [[Battle of Imphal]] during [[World War II]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/navy-s-gesture-to-the-battle-of-imphal-elates-northeast-729926.html |title=Navy's gesture to the Battle of Imphal elates Northeast |date=21 April 2019 |website=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref> and is the first [[List of ships of the Indian Navy|Indian Navy Ship]] (INS) named after a city in [[Northeast India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=In a First, Indian Navy Names Warship After Northeast City |url=https://thewire.in/government/indian-navy-warship-ins-imphal |website=[[The Wire (India)|The Wire]]}}</ref>