Wokha
Sign in to saveWokha is a town and municipality in the Indian state of Nagaland. It is the headquarters of Wokha District and is located about 75 km north of the state capital, Kohima. Wokha literally means head count or census in the Lotha language. It has a population of 35,004 and is predominantly inhabited by the Lotha Nagas.
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Place details
- Locality
- Wokha
- Region
- Nagaland
- Country
- India
- Population
- 54,010
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Wokha
- Settlement.nickname
- Land of Plenty
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Wokha Town.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of Wokha town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Nagaland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Nagaland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Nagaland
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Nagaland
- Elevation
- +1313
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
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Article
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Wokha is a town and municipality in the Indian state of Nagaland. It is the headquarters of Wokha District and is located about 75 km north of the state capital, Kohima. Wokha literally means head count or census in the Lotha language. It has a population of 35,004 and is predominantly inhabited by the Lotha Nagas.
==History== Wokha was made as the district headquarters of the Naga hills under Assam by the British in 1876. By 1878, the headquarters was shifted to Kohima, but Wokha remained a subdivision. Later in 1889, the subdivision was shifted to Mokokchung. After India's independence, Wokha became a sub division in 1957 under Naga Hills Tuensang Area, and remained so till she became a district in 1973.