KOHIMA

Kohima,  is a hilly district of India's North Eastern State of Nagaland, sharing its borders with Assam State and Dimapur District in the West, Phek District in the East, Manipur State and Peren District in the South and Wokha District in the North. One of the oldest among the eleven districts of the state, Kohima is the first seat of modern administration as the Headquarters of Naga Hills District (then under Assam) with the appointment of G.H. Damant as Political Officer in 1879. When Nagaland became a full fledged state on 1st December, 1963, Kohima was christened as the capital of the state. Since then, parts of Kohima district have been carved out thrice - the first in 1973 when Phek District was created, then in 1998 Dimapur was carved out and declared as a separate district and it was  in 2004 for the third time that Kohima district once again gave birth to one of the youngest districts in the state called Peren District.

                The name Kohima is so called because the Britishers could not pronounce its original name "KEWHIRA" which is the name of the village where Kohima town is located. Kohima village , also called 'Bara Basti' which is the second largest village in Asia forms the North-Eastern part of Kohima Urban area today.

Demographics:

               As of 2011 Census, Kohima district has a population of  270,063 . Males  constitute  140,118     of the population and females 129,945. Kohima has an average literacy rate of  85.58%,  higher than the national average of 74.04 %: male literacy is 89.28 % and female literacy is 81.56 %. In Kohima, 36,157  of the population is under 6 years of age.

The People:

                The main indigenous  inhabitants of Kohima District are the Angami Nagas and the Rengma Nagas. But Kohima being the capital city, it is a cosmopolitan city with a pot pouri of all the tribes of Nagaland as well as mainland India residing here.

Climate:

                 Kohima features a more moderate version of a humid subtropical climate. Kohima has a pleasant and moderate climate - not too cold in winters and pleasant summers. December and January are the coldest months  when frost occurs and in the higher altitudes, snowfall occurs occasionally. During peak summer months from July-August, temperature ranges an average of 80-90 Fahrenheit. Heavy rainfall occurs during summer.

Topography:

                  Kohima is located at 25º40'N 94º07'E 25.67ºN 94.12ºE. It has an average elevation of 1261 metres (4137 feet).Kohima town is located on the top of a high ridge and the town serpentines all along the top of the surrounding mountain ranges as is typical of most Naga settlements.