New Lamka
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New Lamka is a residential colony of Lamka
town in Churachandpur district, Manipur
, India
. It is located on the southern fringe of Lamka Town about a kilometer south of the civic centre.
community.
The Sports Complex is also situated at New Lamka, in Khominthang.
Lamka
Lamka is the second largest town of the Manipur State of India, next to Imphal. It is in Churachandpur district. Lamka has its name from the word "Lam" which means path or way and "ka" means junction. The name Lamka in short means a place situated at the road junction. "Due to its commercial...
town in Churachandpur district, Manipur
Manipur
Manipur is a state in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. Manipur is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west; it also borders Burma to the east. It covers an area of...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is located on the southern fringe of Lamka Town about a kilometer south of the civic centre.
History
The community started out as neighborhoods known as vengs, such as College Veng, Dorcas Veng, Elim Veng, Go Cin Khup Veng, Hebron Veng, Sim Veng , Zion Veng, Veng Nuam and Khomin thang, and today it is one of the most rapidly expanding parts of the city. New Lamka is divided by a number of streets and is dominated by the ethnic PaitePaite
The Paites are one of the constituting tribes of the Zomi who inhabit Burma, India and Bangladesh. The word paite means " a group of people marching " or 'Walkers' in a word,. The Paites are a recognised scheduled tribe in Manipur as well as in Mizoram. The Paites concentrated in Manipur, a...
community.
New Lamka
Most of the educational institutions of the District are located within New Lamka. There are various colleges and institutions including Rayburn College, Lamka College, Rayburn High School, St. Paul's Institute, Ebenezer Academy, St Peter's School, Dr BR Ambedkar's School and South Point School located in the vicinity of the town.The Sports Complex is also situated at New Lamka, in Khominthang.