Songpi
Songpi
Old Churachandpur | |
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| Coordinates: 24°20′04″N 93°39′09″E / 24.3344°N 93.6525°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Manipur |
| District | Churachandpur |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 670 |
| Language(s) | |
| • Official | Meitei |
| • Regional | Paite and Thadou languages (Kuki-Chin group) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Songpi, at one time called "Churachandpur", is a village in the Churachandpur district, Manipur, India. It served as the headquarters of one of the first hill subdivisions established under the British Raj in the 1920s, which also came to be called the "Churachandpur Subdivision". Later, the Songpi cum "Churachandpur" village served as the headquarters of the Christian missionary organisation, North-East India General Mission (NEIGM).
After the British departure, a new headquarters was built at "New Churachandpur" 6 km to the east (which became the presen-day Churachandpur Town), and Songpi reverted to a regular village. The area around the old headquarters is called the Mission Compound and listed in the census as a separate village.