Zünheboto District (Pron:/ˌzʌnˈhiːbəʊtəʊ/) is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

in the

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

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 ...

Sümi Naga The Sümi Naga also known as Sema Naga are a major Naga ethnic group in the Indian state of Nagaland. The Sümis mainly inhabit Zünheboto District, parts of Niuland District and Kiphire District although many have spread and are now living in ...

s are indigenous to this district.

History

Zünheboto district came into existence on 19 December 1973.

Geography

It is bordered by

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 ...

on the north,

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 ...

on the northeast,

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 ...

to the east,

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% ...

in the south,

Kohima District Kohima District () is a district of the Indian state of Nagaland. It is the home of the Angami Nagas. As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Nagaland (out of then- 12, now 16), after Dimapur with a population of 267,988, 45% of ...

and Tseminyü District to the southwest and

Wokha District Wokha District (Pron:/ˈwəʊkə/) is a 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 as the roosting site o ...

to the west. The headquarters is located at

Zünheboto Zünheboto (Pron:/ˌzʌnˈhiːbəʊtəʊ/), also known as ''Zünhebo'', is a town located in the Indian state of Nagaland. Zünheboto is inhabited by the Sümi Nagas. It is the location of the largest Baptist church in Asia, the Zünheboto S� ...

. A hilly place, Zünheboto is covered by evergreen forests and surrounded by small streams and rivers. It is home to ''Satoi Range'', surrounded by 10 villages of

Satakha Satakha (Pron:/, Stækhæ/) is a town and a town area committee in Zunheboto district in the state of Nagaland, India. It is a sub division and administration is headed by the office of Additional Deputy Commissioner. It has five major colonies ...

sub-division, which is one of the paradise for ornithologists and bird-watchers. This range comes under ''Important Bird Area'' as well as ''Endemic Bird Area'' of India. Many endangered species like ''Blythi Tragopan'', ''Kalij Pheasant'' and ''Peacock Pheasant'' are still seen in this range.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Zünheboto 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 140,757, roughly equal to the nation of Saint Lucia. This gives it a ranking of 598th in India (out of a total of 640). Males (71,217) constitute 51.7% of the population and females(69,540) 48.23%. Zünheboto has a

sex ratio The sex ratio (or gender ratio) is usually defined as the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. Many species d ...

of 976

females Female (symbol: ♀) is the sex of an organism that produces the large non-motile ova (egg cells), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete during sexual reproduction. A female has larger gametes than a male. Females ...

for every 1000 males, and a

literacy rate Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...

of 85.3%.(3rd in literacy rate among the districts of Nagaland). Zünheboto is the home to the

s, a warrior tribe of Nagaland. Headhunting was practiced extensively until the advent of the Christian missionaries who converted the warriors to

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...

. Today the people are peaceful and hardworking, practicing agriculture as their main occupation. The district is also home to the largest Baptist church in Asia, the Sümi Baptist Church, Zünheboto.

Religion

According to the 2011 official census, Christianity is major religion in Zünheboto district with 136,995

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'' (Χρ ...

(97.33%), 2,580

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 ...

(1.83%), 772

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 Abrah ...

(0.55%), 286 Buddhists (0.20%), 39 Sikhs (0.03%), 6

Jains Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras (supreme preachers of ''Dharma''), with the first in the current time cycle being ...

(<0.01%), 77 did not answer (0.05%) and 2 did Other (<0.01%).

Education

Today it is home to the

Nagaland University Nagaland University is a Central University established in the state of Nagaland by an Act of Parliament by the Government of India in 1989. It is headquartered at Lumami, Zünheboto District. Two other permanent campuses are located at Merie ...

whose campus is situated in the village of Lumami in the sub division of Akuluto. This has become the cultural center for the people of Nagaland, as all the

Naga Naga or NAGA may refer to: Mythology * Nāga, a serpentine deity or race in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions * Naga Kingdom, in the epic ''Mahabharata'' * Phaya Naga, mythical creatures believed to live in the Laotian stretch of the Mekong Riv ...

s irrespective of tribes come to study here.

References

External links

Official site
{{Districts of Nagaland Districts of Nagaland 1973 establishments in Nagaland