| Kohima district | |
|---|---|
| — District — | |
| Entrance to Kohima district | |
| Kohima district's location in Nagaland | |
| Coordinates: | |
| State | Nagaland |
| Country | India |
| Seat | Kohima |
| Elevation | 1,444 m (4,738 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,70,063 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-NL-KO |
| Website | http://kohima.nic.in/ |
Kohima district is a district of Nagaland state in India. It is the home of the Angami Naga tribe. As of 2011 it is the second most populous district of Nagaland (out of 11), after Dimapur.[1]
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Kohima is the first seat of modern administration as the Headquarter 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 1 December 1963, Kohima was christened as the state capital. Since then, parts of Kohima have been carved out twice - once in 1973 to create Phek District and in 1998 when Dimapur was declared as a separate district.
The District headquarter of Kohima District is Kohima. Kohima situated in the south at an altitude of 1444 m above sea level, occupies pride of place as the capital city of Nagaland.
Kohima district is bounded by Dimapur on the West, Wokha district on the North, Zunheboto and Phek districts on the East and Manipur state on the South.
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 the height of summers, from July–August, temperature ranges an average of 80-90 Fahrenheit. Heavy rainfall occurs during summer and Kohima receives an average annual rainfall of nearly 2000 mm.
| Climate data for Kohima | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 16.6 (61.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.0 (77.0) |
23.4 (74.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) |
9.3 (48.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
16.6 (61.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 11.7 (0.461) |
35.4 (1.394) |
47.6 (1.874) |
88.7 (3.492) |
159.2 (6.268) |
333.8 (13.142) |
371.8 (14.638) |
364.0 (14.331) |
250.1 (9.846) |
126.0 (4.961) |
35.2 (1.386) |
7.8 (0.307) |
1,831.3 (72.098) |
| Avg. rainy days | 2 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 12.2 | 16.9 | 23.1 | 24.6 | 22.9 | 19.1 | 10.7 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 146.2 |
| Source: WMO [2] | |||||||||||||
According to the 2011 census Kohima district has a population of 270,063 ,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Barbados.[4] This gives it a ranking of 576th in India (out of a total of 640).[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 0 %.[3] Kohima has a sex ratio of 927 females for every 1000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 85.58 %.[3]
The main indigenous inhabitants of Kohima district are the Angami Nagas and the Rengma.
In 1980 Kohima district became home to the Puliebadze Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of 9.2 km2 (3.6 sq mi).[5] It is a natural habitat for Blyth’s Tragopan.[6]
| Golaghat district, Assam | Wokha district | Zunheboto district | ||
| Dimapur district | Phek district | |||
| Kohima district | ||||
| Peren district | Senapati district, Manipur |
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