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Nagaland, the 16th State of the Union of India, was launched on 1 Founded in December 1963. It is bordered by Myanmar in the east, Arunachal Pradesh in the north, west, Assam, Manipur and to the south. It lies between the parallels of 98 degrees and 96 degrees east longitude and 26.6 degrees and 27.4 degrees north latitude Equator.The the state of Nagaland has an area of 16.579 kilometers ?with a population of 19,88,636 according to the census 2,001th The state is mainly mountainous, except those areas on the border of Assam Valley. Mount Saramati is the highest peak in Nagaland with a height of 3840 meters, and its range forms a natural barrier between Nagaland and Myanmar.The Naga people belong to the Indo-Mongolian group of people in bordering areas of the north-eastern hills of India and the upper part of the western Myanmar. The main recognized tribes of Nagaland are Angami, Ao, Chakhesang, Chang, Khiamniungan, Kuki, Konyak, Lothario, Phom, Pochury, Rengma, Sangtam, Sumi, Yimchungru and Zeliang. The Naga languages differ from tribe to tribe, and sometimes even from one village to another. However, they are among the Tibeto-Burma family.In the 12th and 13 Founded century gradual contacts with the Ahom of Assam today, but that had no significant impact on the traditional Naga way of life. But in the 19th Century, the British appeared on the scene and eventually the area was placed under British administration. After independence the territory of a centrally administered territory in 1957 was managed by the Governor of Assam. It was known as the Naga Hills Tuensang Area. This failed to quell popular aspirations and unrest began. So, in 1961, it was renamed as Nagaland and given the status of the state Union of India, which officially launched on 1 Was opened in December 1963. |
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