Kohima district


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, after Dimapur with a population of 267,988, 45% of which is urban.

History

Prior to India's independence, the area was part of Naga Hills District, with Kohima as the district headquarters.
Kohima district was created as one of the three districts of the newly inaugurated of Nagaland state on 1 December 1961. In 1973 the new districts of Phek, Wokha were created out of Kohima district, as in 1997 Dimapur district was similarly carved. The 2003 creation of Peren district left Kohima in its current form.

Administration

Kohima district is administered by a deputy commissioner, who has a number of additional deputy commissioners and sub-division officers with responsibilities for each of the administrative circles. There exists also a District Urban Development Agency for Kohima.
Kohima district is subdivided into the eight administrative circles of Tseminyu, Tsogin, Chiephobozou, Botsa, Kezocha, Jakhama, Kohima Sadar and Sechu-Zubza. These administrative circles are grouped four Rural Development Blocks, which are Kohima, Chiephobozou, Jakhama and Tseminyu.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Kohima district has a population of 267,988, of which 121,088 or 45% lived in urban areas. This gives it a ranking of 576th in India. Kohima has a sex ratio of 928 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 85%.
The main indigenous inhabitants of Kohima district are the Angami Nagas and the Rengma Nagas.
Kohima Sadar circle comprises two towns:
Tseminyu circle comprises the one town of Tseminyu, and the thirty-two villages of :
Jakhama circle comprises ten towns and villages :
Chiephobozou circle comprises eighteen villages :
Sechu-Zubza circle comprises sixteen villages :
Kezocha circle comprises ten villages :
Botsa circle comprises ten villages :
Tsogin circle comprises seven villages :
Kohima district has a hilly landscape - Kohima town, typical of the area, is stretched along the top of a mountain.

Climate

Flora and fauna

In 1980 Kohima district became home to the Puliebadze Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of. It is a natural habitat for Blyth’s Tragopan.

Sports

Kohima is also home to Kohima Komets a soccer club which plays in Nagaland Premier League.