List of districts of Nagaland

The Indian state of Nagaland, has 16 administrative districts: Chümoukedima, Dimapur, Kiphire, Kohima, Longleng, Mokokchung, Mon, Niuland, Noklak, Peren, Phek, Shamator, Tuensang, Tseminyü, Wokha and Zünheboto.[1]

Districts of Nagaland
LocationNagaland
Number16 Districts
Government
The sixteen Districts of Nagaland.

Administration

A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a district magistrate or a deputy commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The district magistrate or the deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officials belonging to different wings of the administrative services of the state.

A superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues.

History

On 1 December 1957, the Naga Hills District of Assam and Tuensang Frontier Division of the North-East Frontier Agency (now Arunachal Pradesh) were joined to form the centrally governed Naga Hills Tuensang Area. At that point the previous subdivisions became Kohima District, Mokokchung District and Tuensang District. February 1961 saw the renaming of Naga Hills Tuensang Area to "Nagaland", and in December 1963 Nagaland became the 16th state of India.

December 19, 1973 saw the new districts of Wokha District and Zünheboto District carved out of Mokokchung District, Mon District carved from Tuensang District, and Phek District created out of Kohima District.[2]

On 2 December 1997, Dimapur District was carved out from Kohima District and was inaugurated in April 1998.[3][4]

Three more districts were added in 24th October 2003: Kiphire District, Longleng District and Peren District.[5] Kiphire and Longleng Districts were carved out from Tuensang District, Peren District was carved from Kohima District.[6]

Noklak District was created on 20 January 2021, previously having been a sub-district of Tuensang District.[7]

On 18 December 2021, three new districts were created: Chümoukedima District and Niuland District carved from Dimapur District and Tseminyü District carved from Kohima District.[8]

On 19 January 2022, Shamator District carved from Tuensang was created as the 16th district of Nagaland.[9]

Districts

The sixteen districts of Nagaland, and their headquarters, 2011 census populations,[10] areas and elevations (of the seat) are:

District Headquarter Area
(km²)		Elevation
(m)		Population
total		Population
rural		Population
urban		Date
created		 Map
Chümoukedima DistrictChümoukedima610171125,40081,88443,5162021
Dimapur DistrictDimapur70145170,0000170,0001997
Kiphire DistrictKiphire1,13089674,00457,51716,4872004
Kohima DistrictKohima1,2071,444267,988146,900121,0881957
Longleng DistrictLongleng5621,06650,48442,8717,6132004
Mokokchung DistrictMokokchung1,7191,325194,622138,89755,7251957
Mon DistrictMon1,786655250,260215,81634,4441973
Niuland DistrictNiulandn/a15411,87611,87602021
Noklak DistrictNoklak1,15259,30059,30002017
Peren DistrictPeren2,3001,44595,21981,42913,7902004
Phek DistrictPhek2,0261,524163,418138,84324,5751973
Shamator DistrictShamatorn/an/a12,726n/an/a2022
Tseminyü DistrictTseminyü2561,26163,62960,76628632021
Tuensang DistrictTuensang2,5361,371137,296100,52236,7741957
Wokha DistrictWokha1,6281,313166,343131,33935,0041973
Zünheboto DistrictZünheboto1,2551,852140,757113,16027,5971973

Subdivisions
District (DC headquarter) Sub-districts (ADC headquarters) Sub-divisions (SDO headquarters) Circles (EAC headquarters)
Chümoukedima District Medziphema Chümoukedima, Dhansiripar Seithekema
Dimapur District – Kuhuboto –
Kiphire District Pungro, Seyochung – Amahator, Khonsa, Kiusam, Longmatra, Sitimi
Kohima District Chiephobozou Jakhama, Sechü Zubza Botsa, Kezocha
Longleng District Tamlu – Namsang, Sakshi, Yachem, Yongyah
Mokokchung District Mangkolemba, Tuli Changtongya, Tzürangkong Alongkima, Chuchuyimlang, Kobulong, Longchem, Merangmen, Ongpangkong
Mon District Aboi, Naginimora, Tizit, Tobu Angjangyang, Chen, Monyakshu, Phomching, Wakching Hunta, Longching, Longshen, Mopung, Shangnyu
Niuland District – – Aghunaqa, Nihokhu
Noklak District – Thonoknyu Nokhu, Panso
Peren District Tening, Jalukie Athibung Kebai–Khelma, Ngwalwa, Nsong
Phek District Chozuba, Meluri, Pfütsero Chizami Sakraba, Sekrüzu, Phokungri, Khezhakeno, Chetheba, Khuza, Zuketsa, Phor, Lephory, Razeba
Shamator District – Chessore Mangko, Tsurangto
Tuensang District Longkhim Noksen Chare, Chingmei, Ngoungchung, Sangsangnyu, Sotokur
Tseminyü District – – Tsogin
Wokha District Bhandari, Sanis Ralan Aitepyong, Baghty, Champang, Chukitong, Englan, Lotsü, Süngro, Wozhüro
Zünheboto District Aghunato, Akuluto, Atoizu, Pughoboto, Satakha Suruhuto Akuhaito, Asuto, Ghathashi, Hoshepu, Saptiqa, Satoi, V. K

Proposed districts

References
  1. "Districts of Nagaland". A Gateway to Districts of India on the Web. New Delhi: National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. "District Census Handbook Mokokchung" (PDF). Census of India. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2015.
  3. "Know Your Districts: Phek - The Morung Express". The Morung Express. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  4. "About Wokha". Wokha Dist Administration. 2010.
  5. Patra, S. C.; Vachhani, Ashish (2011). Socio-Economic Profile of Rural India (series II). Concept Publishing Company. p. 106. ISBN 9788180697241. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  6. "Nagaland: Know Your Districts - An overview -III - The Morung Express". The Morung Express. 17 October 2017. Archived from the original on 20 May 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  7. "Noklak is Nagaland's youngest district". Eastern Mirror. 21 December 2017.
  8. "Nagaland to have 3 more districts". Nagaland Post. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  9. "Nagaland govt grants district status to Shamator". ThePrint. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  10. "Primary Census Abstract". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011. Select State Nagaland, Select District All, Submit
  11. "Nagaland MLAs raise pitch for creation of Meluri district". EastMojo. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
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