Maibong

Also known as Maibang

Maibang (IPA: mai-bang [mai means rice and bang means much], defining a land of prosperity) is a town and a town area committee in Dima Hasao district in the Indian state of Assam. Maibang is also one of the three sub-divisions of Dima Hasao District. It was once the capital of the Dimasa Kachari Kingdom. There is a stone house of Dimasa king.

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Locality: Longshep
Region: Assam
Country: India
Population: 8,364
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Settlement.name: Maibang
Settlement.native_name_lang: Dimasa
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Assam
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Assam, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Assam
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Dima Hasao
Settlement.government_type: Maibang Town Committee
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 10
Settlement.elevation_m: 355
Settlement.population_total: 6,236
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Area: 10
Elevation: 355
Dialing code: 3670

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Commons category: Maibong
postal code: 788831

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==History== Maibang was the capital of the erstwhile Dimasa kingdom, from the 16th to 18th century. The ruins of the kingdom can still be found on the eastern bank of Mahur, south of Maibang and other parts of Dima Hasao district. Among them the most popular is "Stone House" (In Dimasa it is called "Longthai ni Noh") situated on the bank of Mahur River on south Maibang.

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