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, municip ...

in the

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

n state of

Nagaland Nagaland () is a States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, north-eastern 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 Naga Sel ...

Sümi Naga The Sümis are a major Naga people, Naga ethnic group native to the Northeast India, northeast Indian state of Nagaland. They primarily inhabit the central and southern regions of Nagaland, with significant populations in the Zünheboto and D ...

s are indigenous to this district.

History

Zünheboto district came into existence on 19 December 1973.

Geography

It is bordered by Mokokchung District on the north, Tuensang District on the northeast,

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to the east,

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in the south, Kohima District and

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to the southwest and

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to the west. The headquarters is located at Zünheboto. 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 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

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, kalij pheasant and peacock-pheasant are still seen in this range.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Zünheboto district has a

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of 140,757, roughly equal to the nation of

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. This gives it a ranking of 598th in India (out of a total of

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). Males (71,217) constitute 51.7% of the population and females(69,540) 48.23%. Zünheboto has a

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of 976

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for every 1000 males, and a

literacy rate Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

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

s, one of the Naga warrior tribe. Headhunting was practised extensively until the advent of the

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missionaries who converted the warriors to

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

Religion

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

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(97.33%), 2,580

Hindus Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...

(1.83%), 772

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

(0.55%), 286

Buddhists Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE. It is the world's fourth ...

(0.20%), 39

Sikhs Sikhs (singular Sikh: or ; , ) are an ethnoreligious group who adhere to Sikhism, a 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 ''Sikh'' ...

(0.03%), 6

Jains Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion whose three main pillars are nonviolence (), asceticism (), and a rejection of all simplistic and one-sided views of truth and reality (). Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and ...

(<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 Nagas irrespective of tribes come to study here.

References

External links

Official site
Districts of Nagaland 1973 establishments in Nagaland {{DEFAULTSORT:Zünheboto district