Where is Mokokchung, Nagaland located?

Mokokchung is located in Nagaland, India, at approximate coordinates 26.3239°, 94.5214°.

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Mokokchung

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Mokokchung

Elevation1325 m

Coordinates26.32°, 94.52°

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Elevation

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Overview

Mokokchung is a municipality in the Mokokchung District of the Indian state of Nagaland. It serves as the district headquarters as well as the main urban hub of Mokokchung District. Mokokchung is the cultural nerve centre of the Ao people and is economically and politically the most important urban centre in northern Nagaland. The town is made up of 16 wards, of which Kumlong, Sangtemla, Alempang and Yimyu are the largest.

History & geography

History

Historically, Mokokchung was one of the first Naga Hills sites where the Assam Rifles, led by Britishers, established their outposts (then called stockades) in the later part of the 19th century. Much of the town initially grew around this post located in the DC Hill. The British administration was then gradually extended eastwards towards the remoter parts of the Naga Hills. Also referred to as Ayatai Mokokchung by the citizens of the town, the incident took place on 27 December 1994, when forces of the 10th Assam Rifles and the 12th Maratha Light Infantry of the Indian Army raided upon the civilian populace of Mokokchung. The incident lasted for about 2 hours and left 89 shops, 48 houses, 17 vehicles and 7 two-wheelers reduced to ashes, excluding those destroyed by gunfire and shelling. 7 civilians were gunned down, another 5 burned alive including a child, several women raped and more than a dozen gone missing. The brutalities of the Assam Rifles have been a driving force for much Naga nationalism.

Geography

Mokokchung is located at at an elevation of 1325 metres (4347 feet) above sea level. Mokokchung has a mild climate throughout the year. For ten months of the year, maximum temperature hovers in the mid twenties. Mokokchung also witnesses a lot of mist in the rainy months.

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