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{{About|the municipality in Nagaland, India|its namesake district|Mon district}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
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'''Mon''' (Pron:/mɒn/) is a town and a [[town area committee]] in [[Mon district]] in the [[States of India|Indian state]] of [[Nagaland]].

==Geography==
[[File:Nagalandmap.png|thumb|right|180px|District map of Nagaland with Mon city]]
Mon is located at {{Coord|26.75|N|95.1|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/20/Mon.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mon]</ref> It has an average elevation of 655 metres (2,148 feet).

It is situated at an altitude of 2,945 ft (898 m) above sea level. It is at a distance of 357 km from [[Kohima]] via Dimapur and 280 km from [[Dimapur]], 275 km from Kohima via [[Mokokchung]], Tamlu and Wakching. Home of the [[Konyak people|Konyaks]], the town was established at the land of Chi and Mon villages. It is centrally located for the coronation of Anghs (chiefs).

==Demographics==

{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Mon had a population of 16,590 with 9,138 males and 7,452 females. Mon has an average literacy rate of 71%, slightly lower than the national average of 76%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 66%. In Mon, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The Konyaks and the [[Ao people|Aos]] are the two tribes that constitute almost the entire urban population of present-day Mon town.

==See also==
[[Zunheboto]]
[[Dimapur]]
[[Kohima]]

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Mon district]]

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