Tipaimukh
Tipaimukh | |
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Tipaimukh Location in Manipur Tipaimukh Tipaimukh (Mizoram) Tipaimukh Tipaimukh (India) | |
Interactive map of Tipaimukh | |
| Coordinates: 24°14′06″N 93°01′15″E / 24.2350°N 93.0208°E | |
| Location | Mizoram–Manipur boundary, India |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Tipaimukh is the mouth of the Tuivai River (also called Tipai River) as its joins the Barak River. Its location is the southern tip of the Vangaitang range, around which the Barak River makes a U-turn.
Tipaimukh is a historic location. It lay on the "old ancient trade route" of Manipur towards the west, called the "Khongjai route". It led to Kachar and Bengal. In early 19th century, British geographers described Tipaimukh as the junction of the kingdoms Manipur, Tripura (now Mizoram) and Kachar (now Assam). The boundary of Manipur was moved down south to its present location in 1900. Tipaimukh however remains on the western boundary of Manipur.
The name of Tipaimukh has been used to name a subdivision of the Churachandpur district in 1972. It included the Vangaitang range as well as the hills to south and southeast of Tipaimukh. The Vangaitang range was subsequently separated as the Vangai Range Subdivision, and the remaining hill area continues as the Tipaimukh–Parbung Subdivision.