Nagaland, a state of Indian Land, lies in the peaks and highlands of the nation’s northeastern portion. It is counted as a smaller state in India. Nagaland is surrounded by Arunachal Pradesh to its northeast, Manipur to its south, Assam to its west and northwest, and Myanmar (Burma) to its east. The capital of the state is Kohima which is located in the southern part of Nagaland. The largest city of Kohima is Dimapur.
The state of Nagaland is administered by an Assembly of Ministers, supervised by a leading minister, which in turn is responsible to answer the Vidhan Sabha (60-member Governmental Assembly).
CLIMATE
Nagaland’s climate is largely monsoon with high levels of humidity. Yearly rainfall means around 1,800–2,500 millimeters, focused on the calendar months of May to September. The average temperature ranges between 21 to 40 °C. In the winter season, temperatures generally do not drop below 39 °F(4°C), but at high elevations frost is common. The shortest time of year is summer in this state, continuing for just a few months. The warmth of temperature through the summer season remains between 61 to 88 °F (16 to 31 °C). Winter frequently reaches early, by means of a nasty cold and dry weather attacking certain areas of Nagaland. The extreme usual temperature logged in the wintertime is 75 °F (24 °C). Sturdy northwest breezes blow across the state all through February and March. Snowfall occurs in the high elevations, but then it is infrequent and a maximum of the state doesn’t observe any snow.
POPULATION
The inhabitants of Nagaland contain just about 1.9 million individuals, out of which 1.04 million are guys and 0.95 million women. Amongst its areas, Dimapur has the major inhabitants of 379,769, followed by Kohima which has 270,063. The minimum inhabited area is Longleng with 50,593. 75 percent of the entire inhabitants survive in the countryside areas. Since 2013, about 10% of the country’s inhabitants are under the poverty line; amongst the persons existing in town areas, 4.3 percent of them are under the poverty line.
The state of Nagaland presented an inhabitant’s droplet between the period of the 2001 census and the 2011 census, it remained the lone state to display an inhabitant’s droplet in the census.
HEALTH, WELFARE, AND EDUCATION
The state of Nagaland has positioned substantial importance on civic well-being. It has agendas for treating the diseases malaria and tuberculosis and for refining the consumption of water provisions. Additional four-fifths of the state’s population is well-educated, which is more than the nationwide average. In addition to its abundant primary and secondary schools, Nagaland has numerous universities for higher education, counting Nagaland University, which is managed by the union administration.
PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE
Woodlands cover an area of about one-sixth of the state of Nagaland. Underneath 4,000 feet are steamy and subtropic immortal forests, comprising rattan, palms, and bamboo, and also treasured timber species. Cone-bearing woodlands originate at higher advancements. Parts vacant for shifting cultivation have a subordinate development of high lawn, scrub jungle, and reeds.
Elephants, leopards, tigers, bears, numerous varieties of apes, buffalo, sambar deer, wild bulls, and the infrequent rhinoceros live in the subordinate hills. Pangolins (scaly anteaters), foxes, wild dogs, mongooses, and civet cats, also are found in Nagaland. The extended tail fluffs of the inordinate Indian hornbill are precious for usage in old-style traditional clothing.
CONCLUSION
Kohima, located in the southern part of couples at a height of 1444m overhead sea level and dwells in the self-importance of the place becoming the capital city of Nagaland. Distributing its boundaries with Peren and Dimapur District lying in the West, Phek and Zunheboto District in the Eastward region, the state of Manipur in the Southern part, and Wokha District in its North. One is the oldest amongst the 11 areas of Nagaland, Kohima is the initial bench of the current government as the Head office of the Naga Hills Region.
Kohima is derived from “KEWHIRA” a village where Kohima rural is situated.