Mokokchung district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Mokokchung.

Mokokchung District
District of Nagaland
Nickname: 
Land of Pioneers
Mokokchung District's location in Nagaland
Mokokchung District's location in Nagaland
Coordinates: 26°19′N 94°31′E / 26.317°N 94.517°E / 26.317; 94.517
Country India
StateNagaland
SeatMokokchung
Government
 • Assembly constituencies10 constituencies
Area
[1]
 • Total
1,719 km2 (664 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
194,622
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-NL-MK
Major highways NH 2, NH 202
Websitehttp://mokokchung.nic.in/

Mokokchung District (Pron:/ˌməʊkɒkˈtʃʌŋ/) is a district of Nagaland state in India. The town of Mokokchung is its headquarters. The district is the home of the Ao Nagas.[2] It is bounded by the state of Assam to its north, Wokha District to its west, Tuensang District and Longleng District to its east, and Zünheboto District to its south.

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