Kiphire district

Kiphire district

Kiphire is the newly formed ninth district of Nagaland which was carved out of Tuensang District. It is bounded by Tuensang District in the north, Phek District in the west and Myanmar in the east. It is headquartered at Kiphire, which is at an altitude of 896 m above sea level. The major cities of this district are Seyochung, Sitimi, Pungro and Kiphire. Saramati (3,841 m), highest peak in Nagaland, is located in this district. Kiphire also has an earth station. Kisatong village is another tourist destination in the district. Sangtam(Eastern), Yimchunger and Sema are the predominant tribes.

External links

* [http://www.india9.com/i9show/Kiphire-District-72043.htm india9.com/.../Kiphire-District...]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Kiphire — (Hindi: कैफाइर) is a small town, situated at an elevation of 896 m (2,940 ft) above sea level and is the headquarters of the newly formed Kiphire District, carved out of Tuensang district, in Nagaland, India. Kiphire is about 254 km from Kohima,… …   Wikipedia

  • Tuensang district — This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Tuensang. Tuensang district   District   …   Wikipedia

  • Dimapur district — This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Dimapur. Dimapur district   District   A ma …   Wikipedia

  • Mokokchung district — This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Mokokchung. Mokokchung district   District   …   Wikipedia

  • Mon district — This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Mon, India. Mon district   District   …   Wikipedia

  • Nagaland —   State   Seal …   Wikipedia

  • Yimchunger — A Yimchunger Naga woman at the morung of Kutur village Related ethnic groups Other Naga tribes Yimchunger is one of the minor Naga tribes of Nagaland, India …   Wikipedia

  • List of districts of Nagaland — Nagaland, a state of India, has eleven administrative districts. 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… …   Wikipedia

  • Mokokchung — This article is about the municipality in Nagaland, India. For its namesake district, see Mokokchung district. Mokokchung   city   …   Wikipedia

  • Tuensang — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction native name = Tuensang तुएनसांग | type = city | latd = 26.28 | longd = 94.83 locator position = left | state name = Nagaland district = Tuensang leader title = leader name = altitude = 1371 population as of = 2001… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”