Mokokchung
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| Mokokchung | |
  Mokokchung
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| State - District(s) |
Nagaland - Mokokchung |
| Coordinates | |
| Area - Elevation |
- 1097 m |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) - Density |
31,204 - |
| Mokokchung, Nagaland |
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| Country | India |
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| State | Nagaland |
| District | Mokokchung |
| Area | |
| - City | 12 km² |
| - Land | 11.7(approx) km² |
| - Water | 0.3(approx) km² |
| Elevation | 1325 m |
| Population | |
| - City (2003) | 40,000 |
| - Density | 3333/km² |
| - Metro | 62,000 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5 1/2) |
Mokokchung is a town and a town area committee in Mokokchung District in the Indian Indian state of Nagaland.
Mokokchung town is the district headquarter as well as the main urban hub of Mokokchung District in Nagaland. It is a picturesque hilly town at an altitude of 1325 metres above sea level. It has a population of around 40,000. The population is predominantly Ao. In fact it is the heart and the cultural centre of the Aos. The main town Baptist church, located at the heart of the town, is one of the largest church in Asia. The town is divided into 15 wards.
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[edit] Geography
Mokokchung is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 1097 metres (3599 feet).
National Highway No-61 passes through this town. State highways link this town with almost every corner of the state. Every village and settlement of the district is well linked to the town by district and community roads. In fact its central location has helped it to be better connected to most areas of Nagaland than Kohima and Dimapur.
Mokokchung being the district headquarter of one of the most progressive as well as politically important district of Nagaland plays a very important role in every sphere of Nagaland's life.
Alichen-Mokokchung-DEF which refers to the continuous settlements from Yimyu and Khensa (in the North west) through Mokokchung town and Ungma up to Alichen in the South and from Mokokchung town through Fazl Ali College campus up to Chuchuyimpang and DEF Township in the North East is the most important urban agglomeration area in the state after Dimapur-Chumukedima and Greater Kohima and the most important one in Northern Nagaland. Mokokchung is particularly noted for its extravagant Christmas, New Year, Moatsu and Tsungremong celebrations.
The beautiful village of Longkhum, surrounded by hills and valleys, is situated 17 km south-west of the town of Mokokchung. The historical villages of Ungma, Mopongchuket and Molungkimong are close to Mokokchung.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Mokokchung had a population of 31,204. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Mokokchung has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 83%. In Mokokchung, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Religion
Christianity is the predominant religion with more than 95% of the population being Baptist. Being the district of the Aos who were the first among the Nagas to embrace Christianity in the 19th century, the Baptist churches play a very important role in the life of the people and in fact continues to be the Hub of the Main Baptist belt of India.The revivalist movement that swept the entire state of Nagaland in the 1970s originated from Mokokchung District and Mokokchung was a major centre. Impur which is the centre of the Ao Baptist Arogo Mungdang(ABAM)i.e. Ao Baptist Churches Convention which inturn is the largest convention affiliated to the Nagaland Baptist Churches Convention is just 15 km away from here. The main town Baptist church, located at the heart of the town, is one of the largest church in Asia. Churches dot the hilly town alongside commercial and official buildings.
The other religions and faiths practiced in Mokokchung - mainly by immigrant business community from mainland India - are Hinduism, Sikhism and Islam.
[edit] Politics
Mokokchung is one of the most important town in Nagaland politically. Apart from Mokokchung town constituency, parts of the town fall under three other state assembly constituencies namely, Aonglenden, Mongoya and Koridang thus making the town the deciding factor in 4 of 60 assembly seats in the state legislature. Historically, this town has led the state in every minute of its journey. Leaders from the town played a major role in broking a deal with the Government of India at the height of the Indo-Naga conflict in the 1950s thus resulting in the formation of Nagaland state as the 16th sate of India in 1963. Over the last two decades, Mokokchung has become the stronghold of the Indian National Congress party which can be partly attributed to the fact that the party was led by S.Chubatoshi Jamir whose constituency was Aonglenden. In the 2003 general Assembly elections, Indian National Congress won Aonglenden, Mongoya and Mokokchung town constituencies while Koridang constituency was won by an Independent candidate. Important political leaders of Nagaland from Mokokchung:
- P.Shilu Ao, the first Chief Minister of Nagaland
- S.Chubatoshi Jamir, the longest serving Chief Minister of Nagaland and the present Governor of the State of Goa
- Aliba Imti
- N.I.Jamir
- K.Asungba Sangtam, two time former Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)
- C.Apok Jamir, former Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and the present Member of Legislative Assembly from Aonglenden constituency
- Imkong Imchen, present 'Roads and Bridges Minister',elected from Koridang constituency
- Supongmeren, present Member of Legislative Assembly from Mongoya constituency
[edit] The 15 wards of Mokokchung
- Kumlong
- Aongza
- Penli
- Majakong
- Salangtem
- Sangtemla
- Yimyu
- Alempang
- Sungkomen
- Kichutip
- Tongtentsuyong
- Artang
- Arkong
- Dilong
- Alongmen
[edit] Education
Higher Secondary and High Schools
- Mayangnokcha Higher Secondary School
- Queen Mary School
- Edith Douglas Higher Secondary School
- Jubilee Memorial School
- Model Higher Secondary School
- Imsutemjen Memorial School
- K.G. School
- Children's High School
- Canaan Christian School
- Government High School, Dilong
Universities and Colleges
- Fazl Ali College
- People's College
- Mokokchung Law College
- Institute of Communication and Information Technology
- Nagaland University, Lumami is less than 20 km away from Mokokchung
- Clark Theological College, Alichen
