Chümoukedima
Sign in to saveChümoukedima (), previously spelled Chumukedima, formerly known as Samaguting, is a municipality in the Chümoukedima District of the Indian state of Nagaland. It is situated on the left bank of the Chathe and with its surrounding area that includes several other towns and villages, the Chümoukedima Metropolitan Area is the largest urban agglomeration in Nagaland in terms of area and third largest in terms of population, after Dimapur and Kohima.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Chümoukedima
- Settlement.other_name
- Samaguting
- Settlement.nickname
- Land of Opportunities
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City and municipality
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- From Top:Chümoukedima DC Office Complex;Tetso College
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- yes
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- 12
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- India Nagaland#India#Asia#Earth
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- right
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- Location in Nagaland, India
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- Country
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- Region
Key dates
- Inception
- 1866
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Part of
- Nagaland
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Chümoukedima district
- Population
- +43516
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Official website
- ctc.nagaland.gov.in
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Article
30 sectionsContents
- Names
- History
- Early encounters and Ahom influence
- Colonial era
- Contemporary era
- Geography
- Climate
- Wards
- Demographics
- Economy
- Culture
- Parks
- Media
- Sports
- Transportation
- Air
- Road
- Highways passing through Chümoukedima
- Rail
- Education
- Universities and Colleges
- Schools
- Notable residents
- Politics
- Sport
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
- Official sites
Chümoukedima (), previously spelled Chumukedima, formerly known as Samaguting, is a municipality in the Chümoukedima District of the Indian state of Nagaland. It is situated on the left bank of the Chathe and with its surrounding area that includes several other towns and villages, the Chümoukedima Metropolitan Area is the largest urban agglomeration in Nagaland in terms of area and third largest in terms of population, after Dimapur and Kohima.
Chümoukedima is the only municipality of the district of the same name. Chümoukedima was designated as the first headquarters of then Naga Hills District of Assam Province, British India, from 1866 until the administrative office moved to Wokha in 1875 and then to Kohima in 1879.