{{EngvarB|date=September 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}} {{Contains special characters|Meitei}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Lamphelpat | native_name = ({{langx|mni| /ləm.pʰel.pát/}}) | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = town | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Manipur#India | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Manipur, India | coordinates = {{coord|24.825067|N|93.908987|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Manipur | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Imphal West | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = | population_as_of = | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Language(s) | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Meitei (officially called Manipuri)<ref name=langoff>{{cite web |url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM47thReport.pdf |title=Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 47th report (July 2008 to June 2010) |pages=78 |publisher=Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India |access-date=16 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513161847/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM47thReport.pdf |archive-date=13 May 2012 }}</ref> | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = <!-- PIN --> | postal_code = | registration_plate = MN | website = {{URL|manipur.gov.in}} | footnotes = }} '''Lamphelpat''' (Meitei pronunciation: /ləm.pʰel.pát/) is the district headquarter of Imphal West district in the state of Manipur, India.<ref name="2011 Census">{{cite web |title=Lamphelpat |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=305874 |website=2011 Census of India |publisher=Government of India |accessdate=2 September 2017 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170902184146/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=305874 |archivedate=2 September 2017 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> It is a suburb of Imphal city, the capital of Manipur.
== Etymology == The name "Lamphelpat" (/ləm.pʰel.pát/) is made up of two Meitei language words, "Lamphel" ({{langx|mni|ꯂꯝꯐꯦꯜ}}) and "Pāt" ({{langx|mni|ꯄꯥꯠ}}). "Lamphel" (/ləm.pʰel/) is the Meitei name of a place in Imphal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=H. Surmangol |date=2006 |title=Learners' Manipuri-English dictionary.Lamphel |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/sharma_query.py?qs=%EA%AF%82%EA%AF%9D%EA%AF%90%EA%AF%A6%EA%AF%9C&searchhws=yes |access-date=2022-08-18 |website=dsal.uchicago.edu}}</ref> "Pāt" (/pát/) means lake in Meitei.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=H. Surmangol |date=2006 |title=Learners' Manipuri-English dictionary.Pāt |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/sharma_query.py?qs=%EA%AF%84%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%A0&searchhws=yes# |access-date=2022-08-18 |website=dsal.uchicago.edu}}</ref>
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Category:Cities and towns in Imphal West district
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