Tuensang

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Tuensang v • d • e Nagaland, India
Tuensang
District(s)	Tuensang
Coordinates	26.28° N 94.83° E Coordinates: 26.28° N 94.83° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001)	29,654

Tuensang is a town, a town area committee and the district headquarter of Tuensang District, the easternmost and the largest district of Nagaland. The town was founded in 1947 for the purpose of administrating the erstwhile North Eastern Frontier Agency (NEFA) that comprised the present day Tuensang, Mon, Longleng and Kiphire districts. It is located at an altitude of 1,371 metres above sea level.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Educational Institutions
- 3.1 Schools
- 3.2 Colleges
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Tuensang is located at 26.28° N 94.83° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 943 metres (3093 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Tuensang had a population of 29,654. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Tuensang has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 67%. In Tuensang, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The town's population is around 30,000(2001 census) and is the fifth largest urban centre in Nagaland after Dimapur-Chumukedima, Greater Kohima, Alichen-Mokokchung-DEF and Wokha. Changs, Sangtams, Yimchungers, Aos, Khiamungans, Semas and Phoms are the main Naga tribes that constitute the town's population.