Lilong is located near the confluence of the
Imphal River with the
Iril River, 30 km south of the
Imphal city. It is divided across three districts:
Imphal West,
Imphal East and Thoubal district. The Thoubal part of the town, referred to as "Lilong (Thoubal)" in the census, is bounded by the Imphal River on the northwest and Iril River on the northeast. The Lilong Bridge over the Imphal River divides the Thoubal portion of the town with the Imphal portion, which is called
Lilong Chajing or "Lilong (Imphal West)". The Lilong (Thoubal) town is said to be 1.2 square kilometres in area, but the name "Lilong" applies to a much wider area with numerous villages considering themselves to be part of it. There is also a "minor part" of the town in the
Imphal East district, to the north of the Imphal River. The
National Highway 102, which is also part of the
Asian Highway 1, passes through the Lilong town. It connects to the
Imphal city in the north and
Thoubal,
Pallel and
Moreh towns in the south. The Lilong town extends on both the sides of the highway. On the west side of the town, there is a canal called Lilong Turel Ahanbi, which carries water from the Imphal River south to the villages in the Lilong area, and drains back into the Imphal River near Iramsiphai. It was dug in 1880 during the reign of Maharaja
Chandrakirti Singh. Even though it is a man-made canal, it is referred to as the "Lilong river" in the local parlance. The town is bounded in the east by the
Iril River and, to its south, the hill of
Waithou Ching, which contains a protected forest of the Manipur state. == Demographics ==