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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Peren district
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| settlement_type = [[Districts of Nagaland|District]]
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| image_alt = People dancing
| image_caption = A [[Liangmai]] dance in Peren
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| seat = [[Peren]]
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| population_total = 95,219
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'''Peren''' (Pron:/ˈpɛɹən or pəˈɹɛn /) is the eleventh district of [[Nagaland]] and has been formed by the partition of [[Kohima district]].

== History ==

The Peren district was originally a sub-division of the [[Kohima district]]. It was declared a separate district on 24 October 2003.<ref name="census_2011">{{cite news |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1311_PART_B_DCHB_PEREN.pdf |title=District Census Handbook - Peren |work=[[2011 Census of India]] |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Nagaland |access-date=2015-07-22 }}</ref>

==Geography==
It is bounded by [[Dima Hasao]] and [[Karbi Anglong districts]] of Assam in the west and [[Dimapur district]] to the north-east. [[Kohima district]] in the east and [[Tamenglong district]] of [[Manipur]] in the south are the other boundaries.

It is headquartered at [[New Peren]]. The altitude of the district varies from 800 m to 2,500 m above the sea level. The principal rivers and important rivulets that flow through ''Peren district'' include ''Tepuiki'', ''Mbeiki (Barak)'', ''Ntanki'', ''Manglou'', ''Tesanki'', Selseu , ''Nguiki'', ''Nkwareu'', ''Techauki'', ''Ngungreu'', ''Tahaiki'' and ''Duilumreu'' (Tributary of ''Tepuiki''). ''Mt. Paona'' at 2,500 m high is the highest mountain peak in the district and third highest in [[Nagaland]]. [[Tening]], [[Jalukie]], [[Peren]] and [[Ahthibung]] are the major towns of the district.

==Demographics==

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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Peren district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 95,219,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Seychelles]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison: Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Seychelles 89,188 July 2011 est.}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 616th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> Peren has a [[sex ratio]] of 917 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 79%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

[[Zeliang]] tribe are the main inhabitants of Peren district. The languages spoken are the [[Zeme language|Zeme]], [[Liangmai language|Liangmai]], [[Rongmei language|Rongmei]] and [[Kuki language|Kuki]], [[Nagamese creole|Nagamese]] along with English the official language of Nagaland. The people of Peren district are well-known for the best dance, music, arts and fineries. Of late, for want of more economic development in the district people are striving with negligible support from the government, for which the people of Peren district are reeling under acute poverty and are now a backward district in Nagaland<ref>https://peren-district.nic.in/about-district/</ref>

==Flora and fauna==
In Peren district is the home to [[Ntangki National Park]], which has an area of {{convert|202|km2|mi2|abbr=on|1}}.<ref name=parks>{{cite web|author=Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment|title=Protected areas: Nagaland|url=http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm|access-date=25 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823163836/http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm|archive-date=23 August 2011}}</ref>

==Subdivisions==
There are two main Sub-division viz- Jalukie and Tening sub-divisions.
{{Peren district|state=expanded}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://peren-district.nic.in/ Official site]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Peren district
|North = [[Dimapur district]]
|Northeast = [[Kohima district]]
|East = [[Senapati district]], [[Manipur]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Tamenglong district]], [[Manipur]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Karbi Anglong district]], [[Assam]]
|Northwest =
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{{Districts of Nagaland}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Peren district| ]]
[[Category:Districts of Nagaland]]
[[Category:2003 establishments in Nagaland]]

Peren district - Revision history

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