Imphal West, the valley district that holds Manipur's capital

Background

The district administration's own page says Imphal West District falls in the category of the Manipur valley region, a tiny plain at the centre of Manipur.
Imphal City, the State Capital, is the nodal functional centre of this district.
It is surrounded by Kangpokpi District on the north, by Imphal East and Thoubal on the east, by Thoubal and Bishnupur on the south, and by Senapati and Bishnupur on the west.
The district's area is given as 519.00 sq km, and its population as 5,17,992, of which 3,22,879 persons are urban.
Population density is 998 persons per sq km against 128 for the state, and the share of urban population is 62.33 against 29.21 for the state.
The district's sex ratio is 1,031 females per 1000 males, above the state figure of 985.
The main rivers draining the Imphal West plain are the Imphal river and the Nambul river; the Nambul's outlet falls on Loktak Lake.
The State portal's district directory lists Imphal-West along with Bishnupur, Chandel, Churachandpur, Imphal-East, Senapati, Tamenglong, Thoubal, Ukhrul, Kangpokpi, Tengnoupal, Pherzawl, Noney, Kamjong, Jiribam and Kakching.