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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 ...

– 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. The state capital is

Kohima Kohima (; Angami Naga: ''Kewhira'' ()), is the capital of the Northeastern Indian state of Nagaland. With a resident population of almost 100,000, it is the second largest city in the state. Originally known as ''Kewhira'', Kohima was founded ...

, and the largest city is

Dimapur Dimapur () is the largest city in the Indian state of Nagaland. As of 2011, the municipality had a population of 122,834. The city is the main gateway and commercial centre of Nagaland. Located near the border with Assam along the banks of the ...

. It has an area of with a population of 1,980,602 on the basis of

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, making it one of the smallest states of India.Census of India 2011
Govt of India

General reference

Names

* Common English name:

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: * Official English name(s):

* Nickname(s): * Adjectival(s): ** Naga *

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(s): Nagas

Rankings (amongst India's states)

* by population: 25th * by area (2011 census): 26th * by crime rate (2015): 29th * by gross domestic product (GDP) (2014): 25th * by Human Development Index (HDI): * by life expectancy at birth: * by literacy rate:

Geography of Nagaland

Geography of Nagaland Nagaland () is a landlocked States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, 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 ...

* Nagaland is: an

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, and one of the

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Population of Nagaland Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontie ...

: 1,980,602 (2011) * Area of Nagaland: 16,579 km² (6,401 sq mi) * Atlas of Nagaland

Location of Nagaland

* Nagaland is situated within the following regions: **

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Environment of Nagaland

Natural geographic features of Nagaland

* Highest point:

Mount Saramati Saramati ( my, စာရာမေတိတောင်; ) is a peak rising above the surrounding peaks at the mountainous border of the Indian state of Nagaland and the Naga Self-Administered Zone of the Sagaing Region of Myanmar. It is located n ...

Regions of Nagaland

Ecoregions of Nagaland

Administrative divisions of Nagaland

= Districts of Nagaland

Districts of Nagaland The Indian state of Nagaland, has 16 administrative districts: Chümoukedima, Dimapur, Kiphire, Kohima, Longleng, Mokokchung, Mon, Niuland, Noklak, Peren, Phek, Shamator, Tuensang, Tseminyü, Wokha and Zünheboto. Administration A dist ...

Chümoukedima District Chümoukedima District is the 15th List of districts of Nagaland, district of the Indian state of Nagaland. It was created on 18 December 2021. The district is bounded by Kohima district, Kohima District to the east, Peren district, Peren District ...

Dimapur District Dimapur District (Pron:/ˌdɪməˈpʊə/) is a district of Nagaland state in India. With an area of about , it is the smallest district in the state of Nagaland. History Assam lease Dimapur to Nagaland In 1918, Dimapur was leased to then Nag ...

Kiphire District Kiphire District (Pron:/ˈkɪfɑɪə/) is a district in the Indian state of Nagaland. At , the district is the tenth-most populous district of Nagaland and 625th most populous district in India with 74,004 inhabitants. The district is home to ...

Kohima District Kohima District () is a List of districts of Nagaland, district of the Indian state of Nagaland. It is the home of the Angami Naga, Angami Naga people, Nagas. As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Nagaland (out of then-List of d ...

Longleng District Longleng District (Pron:/ˈlɒŋˌlɛŋ/) is one of the eleven districts of the Indian state of Nagaland. It is the eighth least populous district in the country (out of 640). The district is the home of the Phom Nagas, they are one of the maj ...

Mokokchung District Mokokchung District (Pron:/ˌməʊkɒkˈtʃʌŋ/) is a districts of Nagaland, district of Nagaland state in India. The town of Mokokchung is its headquarters. The district is the home of the Ao Nagas. It is bounded by the state of Assam to its ...

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 After ...

Niuland District Niuland District is the 14th district of the Indian state of Nagaland. It was created on December 18, 2021. The district headquarter is located in the town of Niuland. History Niuland District was created on December 18, 2021 as the 14th dist ...

Noklak District Noklak District is the 12th district of the Indian state of Nagaland. It was established on January 20, 2021. The district headquarter is located in the town of Noklak. History Noklak district was created on 21 December 2017 as the 12th distri ...

Peren District Peren District is a district of Nagaland, India. With headquarters the town of Peren, the district was formed by the partition of Kohima District in 2003. History The Peren district was originally a sub-division of the Kohima district. It ...

Phek District Phek District (pron:/ˈfɛk/) is a district in the Indian state of Nagaland. At , the district is the seventh-most populous district in Nagaland and 596th most populous district in India with 163,418 inhabitants. The district is home to 8.26% ...

Shamator District Shamator District is the 16th district of the Indian state of Nagaland. It was created on 19 January 2022 and was officially inaugurated on 4 March 2022. The district headquarter is located in the town of Shamator. History Shamator District wa ...

Tseminyü District Tseminyü District is the 13th district of the Indian state of Nagaland. It was created on December 18, 2021. The district headquarter is located in the town of Tseminyü. It is the homeland of the Rengma Nagas, with a population of 63,269 (2011 ...

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 Ko ...

Wokha District Wokha District (Pron:/ˈwəʊkə/) is a districts of Nagaland, district of Nagaland state in India. It is the home of the Lotha Nagas. Gastronomically, it known for its variety of fermented bamboo shoots (bastenga). It holds an important place ...

Zünheboto District Zünheboto District (Pron:/ˌzʌnˈhiːbəʊtəʊ/) is a district in the Indian state of Nagaland. Sümi Nagas are indigenous to this district. History Zünheboto district came into existence on 19 December 1973. Geography It is bordered ...

= Municipalities of Nagaland

= * Cities of Nagaland **

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of Nagaland:

Chümoukedima Chümoukedima (), formerly spelled Chumukedima, is a municipality in the Chümoukedima District of the Indian state of Nagaland. It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in Nagaland after Dimapur and Kohima. Chümoukedima was designated as th ...

Demography of Nagaland

Demographics of Nagaland

Government and politics of Nagaland

Politics of Nagaland *

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: Indian state government (

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) *

of Nagaland:

Elections in Nagaland Elections in Nagaland are conducted to elect members of the Lok Sabha and members of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly. Legislative assembly elections *1964 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election *1969 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election *197 ...

Union government in Nagaland

* Rajya Sabha members from Nagaland *

Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) is the unit of the Indian National Congress for the state of Nagaland, India. Its head office is situated in Kohima, the capital city of Nagaland. The present President of Nagaland Pradesh Congress ...

* Indian general election, 2009 (Nagaland) * Indian general election, 2014 (Nagaland)

Branches of the government of Nagaland

Government of Nagaland The Government of Nagaland also known as the State Government of Nagaland, or locally as State Government, is the governing authority of the India state of Nagaland and its 16 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Nag ...

Executive branch of the government of Nagaland

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: Governor of Nagaland, **

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– official residence of the Governor *

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Chief Minister of Nagaland The chief minister of Nagaland is the chief executive of the Indian state of Nagaland. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following el ...

Legislative branch of the government of Nagaland

Nagaland Legislative Assembly Nagaland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Nagaland. Nagaland became a state of India on 1 December 1963 and after election in January 1964, the first Nagaland Legislative Assembly was formed on 11 Februa ...

Judicial branch of the government of Nagaland

Gauhati High Court The Gauhati High Court was promulgated by governor general of India on 1 March 1948 after the '' Government of India Act 1935'' was passed. Establishing the High Court of Assam with effect from 5 April 1948, for the then Province of Assam. It ...

Law and order in Nagaland

* Law enforcement in Nagaland **

Nagaland Police The Nagaland Police is the law enforcement agency for the Indian state of Nagaland. The headquarters of the Nagaland Police is located at Nagaland Police Headquarters in Police Reserve Hill, Kohima. It is headed by the Director General of Polic ...

History of Nagaland

History 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 ...

History of Nagaland, by period

Prehistoric Nagaland

Ancient Nagaland

Medieval Nagaland

Colonial Nagaland

Contemporary Nagaland

History of Nagaland, by region

History of Nagaland, by subject

Culture of Nagaland

Culture 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 ...

* Architecture of Nagaland * Cuisine of Nagaland * Monuments in Nagaland ** Monuments of National Importance in Nagaland ** State Protected Monuments in Nagaland * World Heritage Sites in Nagaland

Art in Nagaland

* Music of Nagaland

People of Nagaland

Naga people Nagas are various ethnic groups native to northeastern India and northwestern Myanmar. The groups have similar cultures and traditions, and form the majority of population in the Indian states of Nagaland and Manipur and Naga Self-Administered ...

* People from Nagaland

Religion in Nagaland

Religion in Nagaland Nagaland () is a landlocked States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, 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 ...

Christianity in Nagaland The predominant religion of Nagaland is Christianity. The state's population is 1,978,502, as of 2011, out of which 87.93% are Christians. The 2011 census recorded the state's Christian population at 1,745,181, making it, with Meghalaya, Aruna ...

Sports in Nagaland

Sports in Nagaland *

Cricket in Nagaland Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

Nagaland Cricket Association Nagaland Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Nagaland state of India and the Nagaland cricket team (Men) and Nagaland women's cricket team The Nagaland women's cricket team is a women's cricket team that ...

Football in Nagaland Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

Nagaland football team The Nagaland football team is the football team of Nagaland, India. The team mainly competes in the Santosh Trophy and in the NE Dr. T. Ao Trophy, among other Indian state football competitions. Squad The following 22 players were called for ...

* Wrestling in Nagaland **

Naga Wrestling Championship The Naga Wrestling Championship is a wrestling tournament organized by the Nagaland Wrestling Association. Initially held as an annual event, it has now been held biennially since 1974 and is the biggest sport event in Nagaland, India India ...

Symbols of Nagaland

Symbols of Nagaland * State animal: Mithun * State bird:

Blyth's tragopan Blyth's tragopan (''Tragopan blythii'') or the grey-bellied tragopan, is a pheasant that is a vulnerable species. The common name commemorates Edward Blyth (1810–1873), English zoologist and Curator of the Museum of the Asiatic Society of Benga ...

* State flower: ''

Rhododendron ''Rhododendron'' (; from Ancient Greek ''rhódon'' "rose" and ''déndron'' "tree") is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are nati ...

'' * State seal: Seal of Nagaland * State tree:

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Economy and infrastructure of Nagaland

* Tourism in Nagaland

Education in Nagaland

Education in Nagaland * Institutions of higher education in Nagaland

Health in Nagaland

* Health in Nagaland * List of hospitals in Nagaland

References

External links

State Portal of the Government of Nagaland
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