natural wonder
Loktak Lake
The largest freshwater lake in Northeast India, covered with phumdis, floating islands of matted vegetation. The biggest carries Keibul Lamjao, the world's only floating national park.
28 km · about 30 min drive
Manipur, India · Asia
Thongju is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Imphal, 28km from Loktak Lake.
Thongju is a town located in Manipur, India. With a population of 10,836, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Thongju sits in India, where you drive on the left. It's in the Asia/Kolkata time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Thongju to your route.
Manipur University (Meitei: Manipur Taibang Maheikol) is a public central university in Imphal, the capital of the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur. Its main campus stands at Canchipur, on the southern fringe of the city, where it occupies the site of the Langthabal Konung, a former royal palace. The institutionRead more
was set up by the Government of Manipur on 5 June 1980 under the Manipur University Act, 1980, and for the first quarter-century of its life it functioned as a state-run, teaching-cum-affiliating university with jurisdiction over Manipur as a whole. Central status came with the Manipur University Act, 2005, which the Parliament of India passed that year and which the President of India assented to on 28 December 2005; the new arrangement took effect from 13 October 2005.
The university today runs nine schools of studies and forty-seven academic departments, and it serves as the affiliating authority for 119 colleges across the state, of which three are medical colleges and one, the Manipur Institute of Technology, is its sole constituent college. It is recognised by the University Grants Commission and was re-accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with a 'B+' grade in its second cycle, completed in 2023.
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Thongju is located in Manipur, India, Asia. The coordinates are 24.7576 latitude, 93.9374 longitude.
Thongju has a population of approximately 10,836 people, making it a town in India.
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The largest freshwater lake in Northeast India, covered with phumdis, floating islands of matted vegetation. The biggest carries Keibul Lamjao, the world's only floating national park.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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