Longleng District (Pron:/ˈlɒŋˌlɛŋ/) is one of the eleven districts of the

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n state of

Nagaland Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital cit ...

. It is the eighth least populous district in the country (out of 640). The district is the home of the

Phom Naga Phom is a Naga tribe from Nagaland, India. Their traditional territory lies between the territories of Konyak in the north-east, the Ao in the west and the Chang in the south. Yongnyah is the largest Phom village. Economy Agriculture is ...

s, they are one of the major ethnic groups of Nagaland. Initially, Longleng was under the district administration of Tuensang District but later on it was bifurcated as a separate district in January 2004.

Geography

Carved out of

Tuensang district Tuensang District (Pron:/ˌtjuːənˈsæŋ/) is the largest district in Nagaland, a state in North-East India. Its headquarters is in Tuensang town. History Tuensang is one of the original three districts, along with Mokokchung district and K ...

, Longleng is the tenth district of

. It is bordered by

Mon District Mon District (Pron:/mɒn/) is a district of Nagaland, a state in India. It is the third-largest district in Nagaland in terms of area. The district has a population of 250,260 people. Mon Town is the headquarters of the district. History Afte ...

to the east, Mokokchung District to the west and Tuensang District to the south. The district's headquarters is at Longleng, which is located at an altitude of about 1,066 m above sea level. Tamlu and Longleng are the major towns of the district. Its main river is the Dikhu River.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Longleng District has a

population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

of 50,484, roughly equal to the nation of

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. This gives it a ranking of 632nd in India (out of a total of 640). Longleng has a

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of 903

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for every 1000 males, and a

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of 73.1%. Scheduled Tribes make up 96.30% of the population. 15.08% of the population lives in urban areas.

Religion

According to the 2011 official census, Christianity is the major religion in Longleng District with 48.849

Christians Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

(96.76%), following by 873

Hindus Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

(1.73%), 635

Muslims Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abraha ...

(1.26%), 77

Buddhists Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and gra ...

(0.15%), 5

Sikhs Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism (Sikhi), a monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ...

(<0.01%) and Not stated 45 (0.09%).

Language

At the time of the 2011 census, 93.68% of the population spoke Phom and 1.83% Konyak as their first language.

Banking facilities in Longleng

List of banks functioning in Longleng. *

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, Longleng

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control 2004 establishments in Nagaland Districts of Nagaland