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Tamenglong is a small town, district headquarters of Tamenglong district in the state of Manipur in India. The town is located in the western part of the state. People of Zeliangrong communities dominantly lives in this town . Rongmei language is dominantly spoken in and around the town. Tamenglong lies on the hilltop that descends to Barak river. The land was believed to have been formed due to orogenic movement during cretaceous and Eocene period. The main rock formations are sandstone, shale, schist. Due to weak and fragile nature of rocks and high gradient of the hill slopes, landslide is a common phenomenon in the whole district in rainy season. Tamenglong HQ can be reached through Roadways. From Imphal (State Capital) three buses depart at 6.00 am to reach Tamenglong the same afternoon. == Tamenglong District == Tamenglong District is blessed with virgin forests, exotic orchids, rare and endangered plants, and wildlife. The forests can be grouped as tropical evergreen forest, subtropical forest and bamboo brakes. The dense tropical evergreen forests are located along both the sides of rivers flowing in the district, varieties of ground flora, creepers, herbs and grasses are found here. These forest are the main source of timbers. Cane brakes are found in and around water bodies. The sub-tropical forests are found on the highest altitudes. Varieties of orchids are found in this zone of forests. In the degraded forest areas the bamboo brakes are found in plenty. The forests are rich in wildlife. Pheasants, peafowl and junglefowl are important birds of this area. The sambar deer, hog deer, bear, fox, hyena, wild pig, wild dog, slow loris and serow are reported. Leopards and tigers are also reported from Barak valley area and Tousem area. Migrated herds of elephants are sighted in Tousem during winter. Krait, cobra, viper and python are found inside the forest. Large tortoises are found in the Zeilad lake. Varieties of cranes, ducks and teal are seen in the Zeilad lake. European kestrel (''Falco tinnunculus''), or lesser kestrel (''Falco naumanni '', locally ''akhoipuna'' or ''kiuhoipuna''). Migratory birds visit Tamenglong from early winter till the last week of November. Tamenglong is called the land of the hornbill. Great pied hornbill (''Buceros bicornis homrai''), Indian pied hornbill (''Anthracoceros malabaricus malabaricus'') species are found. A number of exquisite orchids are found. They are epiphytic, lithophytic and terrestrial in nature. The Dendrobium, Vanda, Cymbidium, Cattleya and Lycaste are found in abundance. The Phius tunkervels, a rare terrestrial orchid is found in the Barak valley. Thunia alba which is known as bamboo orchid is found around Taobam village. Paphiopedilum is found in Leimatak area. File:Gadai but view.jpg|View of the town from Gadaibut File:Tamenglong View.jpg|a view of town as seen from Gaidai foothill 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tamenglong」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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