Kohima district

Kohima District
From Top (left to right):
Kohima City (the headquarters of Kohima District);
Road to Kohima; Viswema;
Dzüko Valley
Nickname: 
First District
Kohima District in Nagaland
Kohima District in Nagaland
Country India
StateNagaland
HeadquartersKohima
Government
 • Lok Sabha ConstituencyNagaland
 • MP[1]Tokheho Yepthomi, NDPP
 • Assembly constituencies7 constituencies
 • Deputy Commissioner[2]Shanavas C, (IAS)
Area
 • Total1,207 km2 (466 sq mi)
Elevation
1,444 m (4,738 ft)
Population
 (2011[3])
 • Total267,988
 • Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy[3]85.23%
 • Sex ratio[3]928 / 1000
Languages
 • OfficialEnglish
 • Indigenous dialect[4]Angami
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-NL-KO
Major highways AH1
AH2
NH 2
NH 29
Websitekohima.nic.in

Kohima District (/kˈhmə/ ) 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.[3] The administrative headquarters of the district is located at Kohima, the capital city of Nagaland. Kohima District is also the seventh-largest district in Nagaland with an area of 1,207 square kilometres (466 sq mi).[3]

  1. ^ "Lok Sabha Members". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Who's who". www.kohima.nic.in. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference Kohima district 2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Nagaland Languages Census 2011". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

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