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Nagaland consists of 16 administrative districts, inhabited by 17 major tribes along with other sub-tribes. Each tribe is distinct in character from the other in terms of customs, language and dress. It is a land of folklore passed down the generations through word of mouth. The earliest recorded history of the Nagas of the present-day Nagaland ...
Location of Nagaland. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Nagaland: . Nagaland – state in Northeast India. It borders the state of Assam to the west, the state of Arunachal Pradesh and part of Assam to the north, Burma (now Myanmar) to the east and Manipur to the south.
Nagaland, inhabited by the Nagas, is located at the tri-junction border of India on the West and South, north and Myanmar on the East. Having begun in 1947, before Indian independence, the Naga conflict is the oldest insurgency of India.
February 1961 saw the renaming of Naga Hills Tuensang Area to "Nagaland", and in December 1963 Nagaland became the 16th state of India. 19 December 1973 saw the new districts of Wokha District and Zünheboto District carved out of Mokokchung District, Mon District carved from Tuensang District, and Phek District created out of Kohima District. [2]
Dimapur (/ d i m ə ˈ p ʊər /) is the largest city and municipality in the Indian state of Nagaland. As of 2024 , the municipality had a population of 172,000. The city is the main gateway and commercial centre of Nagaland. Located near the border with Assam along the banks of the Dhansiri River.
Kohima (/ k oʊ ˈ h iː m ə / ⓘ; Angami Naga: Kewhira (IPA: [ˈkɛʍɪɻə])) is the capital of the North East Indian state of Nagaland.With a resident population of almost 100,000, it is the second largest city in the state. [1]
Nagas (Burmese: နာဂလူမျိုး) are various Southeast Asian Tibeto-Burman ethnic groups native to northwestern Myanmar and northeastern India.The groups have similar cultures and traditions, and form the majority of population in the Indian state of Nagaland and Naga Self-Administered Zone of Myanmar (Burma); with significant populations in Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam ...
Kohima District (/ k oʊ ˈ h iː m ə / ⓘ) is a district of the Indian state of Nagaland. It is the home of the Angami Nagas. As of 2011, it is the most populous district of Nagaland (out of then-12, now 16), with a population of 267,988, 45% of which is urban. The district is home to 13.55% of Nagaland's entire population. [2]