Mongsenyimti

Mongsenyimti
Mongsenyimti
—  village  —
Coordinates
Country India
State Nagaland
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

Perched at an altitude of 3,106 ft above sea level, Mongsenyimti is an Ao village located in Mokokchung District of Nagaland, a state located in the far north-eastern part of India. The main source of livelihood is agriculture. The village has approximately 50-60 families with community forests, clan forests, and jhum cultivation blocks. For subsistence, the villagers depend on 11 Jhum coupes to work on an 11-year rotation. The crops currently raised are rice, maize, chillies, gourd, cucumber, beans, sweet potato etc.[1] Mongsenyimti village has two beautiful log drums.[2]

Khensa (15 km) in the west, Unger (7 km) in the north, Litim (12 km) in the east and Mokokchung (14 km) in the south form the nearest towns bounding Mongsenyimti. The village is linked by road to National Highway-61. Mongsenyimti can also be reached from Jorhata (a 5 hour drive), which is connected to both Kolkata and Guwahati by air.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b WorkPlan
  2. ^ India

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Coordinates: 26°26′N 94°37′E / 26.433°N 94.617°E / 26.433; 94.617


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