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Nagaland is generally portrayed as a land where men dance with spears to grunts & growls. They probably do so on festive tribal occasions as other people put on paper caps & blow tin trumpets on their festive tribal occasions. Kohima, the Capital city of Nagaland has Kohima War Cemetery which marks the limits of the Japanese advance into India during the WW II. And it is a wonderful state for hiking.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Location : Approximately lies between 25 deg 6' & 27 deg 4' latitude, North of Equator and between 93 deg 20' E & 95 deg 15' E longitudinal lines.
Altitude : 1495 metres above sea-level.
Main Rivers : Dhansiri, Doyang, Dikhu, Milak, Zungki and Tizu.
Highest Peak : Saramati (3877 metres above sea-level).
Area : 16,527 Sq. Km.
Population : 12,15,573
Clothing Required : Summer- Cotton Tropical, Winter- Heavy Woollens.
Capital : Kohima
Languages spoken : English, Hindi, Nagamese and local dialects
Density of Population : 73 persons per Sq. Km.
Districts : Kohima,Mokokchung,Mon,Phek,Tuensang,Wokha & Zunheboto.
Tribes : Angami, Aao, Sema, Lotha, Rengma, Chakhesang, Sangtam, Konyak,
Phom, Chang, Yimchunger, Khiamungan, Zeliang, Kuki and Pochury.
Climate (deg. C.) : Summer- Max.31, Min.16; Winter- Max.24, Min.4.
Average Rainfall : 250 Cms (100").
Best Season : October to May.


Nagaland is a world apart. Nature resplendent in all her full-bodied glory. Exquisitely picturesque, vibrantly colourful, all lush fertile, the land represents unimaginable beauty, created by nature, to take your breath away... The Nagas, inhabitants of Nagaland, are said to belong to the indo-mongoloid stock, a race whose presence was first noted ten centuries before Christ, at the time of the compilation of the Vedas. Inagurated on December 1, 1963 as the 16th state of the Bharat Union, Nagaland is bounded by Assam in the west, Burma on the East, Arunachal Pradesh & Assam on the North and Manipur in the South. The state consists of seven districts with sixteen tribes & sub-tribes inhabiting it. The Naga tribes are generally full of folklore. They are fond of seasonal songs, solo, duet and choric. Here man has to fight nature all the time. The struggle however, makes people tough. The people here are strongly built, simple, honest and hard working.