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	'''Wokha''' (Pron:/ˈwəʊkə/) is a [[districts of Nagaland\|district]] of [[Nagaland]] state in [[India]]. Gastronomically, it known for its variety of fermented bamboo shoots (bastenga). It holds an important place as the roosting site of the migratory Amur Falcon.<ref name="Places of Interest">{{cite web \|title=Places of Interest \|url=https://wokha.nic.in/places-of-interest/ \|website=District Administration, Wokha District \|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> Geologically, it has known oil deposits.		'''Wokha District''' (Pron:/ˈwəʊkə/) is a [[districts of Nagaland\|district]] of [[Nagaland]] state in [[India]]. It is the home of the [[Lotha Naga]]s. Gastronomically, it known for its variety of fermented bamboo shoots (bastenga). It holds an important place as the roosting site of the migratory [[Amur Falcon]].<ref name="Places of Interest">{{cite web \|title=Places of Interest \|url=https://wokha.nic.in/places-of-interest/ \|website=District Administration, Wokha District \|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> Geologically, it has known oil deposits.

	== Geography ==		== Geography ==
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	It covers an area of 1,628 sq. km. which equals around 9.82% of the total area of [[Nagaland]]. Of the total area, 35.74% comes under subtropical hill zone, 23.64% under subtropical plain zone and 40.59% in the mild tropical hill zone.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Ray \|first1=Sanjay Kumar \|last2=Chatterjee2 \|first2=Dibyendu \|last3=Saha \|first3=Saurav \|last4=Kamble \|first4=Kalpana H. \|last5=Deka \|first5=Bidyut C. \|title=A Guide for Soil Nutrient Management with special reference to Wokha \|publisher=ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region \|location=Jharnapani \|isbn=978-81-931382-1-2 \|page=3 \|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265651348 \|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> The average altitude of the Wokha (Upper Range) is 1000-1500m above sea level; Bhandari (Lower Range) is 400-1000m above sea level.<ref>{{cite book \|title=Ground Water Information Booklet: Wokha District, Nagaland \|date=2013 \|publisher=Central Ground Water Board (North Eastern Region) \|location=Guwahati \|url=http://cgwb.gov.in/District_Profile/Nagaland/Wokha.pdf \|access-date=11 June 2020}}</ref> While Baghty town is at an altitude of 304.30m above sealevel, Wokha town is the highest town at 1313.69m.<ref>{{cite journal \|last1=Jamir \|first1=N. S. \|last2=Takatemjen \|last3=Limasemba \|title=Traditional knowledge of Lotha-Naga tribes in Wokha district, Nagaland \|journal=Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge \|date=2010 \|volume=9 \|issue=1 \|pages=45–48 \|url=http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7152 \|access-date=11 June 2020}}</ref>		It covers an area of 1,628 sq. km. which equals around 9.82% of the total area of [[Nagaland]]. Of the total area, 35.74% comes under subtropical hill zone, 23.64% under subtropical plain zone and 40.59% in the mild tropical hill zone.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Ray \|first1=Sanjay Kumar \|last2=Chatterjee2 \|first2=Dibyendu \|last3=Saha \|first3=Saurav \|last4=Kamble \|first4=Kalpana H. \|last5=Deka \|first5=Bidyut C. \|title=A Guide for Soil Nutrient Management with special reference to Wokha \|publisher=ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region \|location=Jharnapani \|isbn=978-81-931382-1-2 \|page=3 \|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265651348 \|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> The average altitude of the Wokha (Upper Range) is 1000-1500m above sea level; Bhandari (Lower Range) is 400-1000m above sea level.<ref>{{cite book \|title=Ground Water Information Booklet: Wokha District, Nagaland \|date=2013 \|publisher=Central Ground Water Board (North Eastern Region) \|location=Guwahati \|url=http://cgwb.gov.in/District_Profile/Nagaland/Wokha.pdf \|access-date=11 June 2020}}</ref> While Baghty town is at an altitude of 304.30m above sealevel, Wokha town is the highest town at 1313.69m.<ref>{{cite journal \|last1=Jamir \|first1=N. S. \|last2=Takatemjen \|last3=Limasemba \|title=Traditional knowledge of Lotha-Naga tribes in Wokha district, Nagaland \|journal=Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge \|date=2010 \|volume=9 \|issue=1 \|pages=45–48 \|url=http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7152 \|access-date=11 June 2020}}</ref>

	Mount Tiyi is the highest peak in the district at an altitude of 1970 metres above sea-level.<ref name="Rural Tourism in Nagaland, India: E">{{cite journal \|last1=~~Ezung~~ \|first1=T. Zarenthung \|s2cid=154329031 \|title=Rural Tourism in Nagaland, India: Exploring the Potential \|journal=International Journal of Rural Management \|date=19 October 2012 \|volume=7 \|issue=1–2 \|pages=133–147 \|doi=10.1177/0973005212459833}}</ref> It has a rich biodiversity. Mount Tiyi is of great cultural significance to the Lotha tribe with many legends and myth embedded into the cultural history. Mount Totsu is the second highest peak with an altitude of 1250 metres above the sea-level. Both these places are earmarked by the district administration for ecotourism.<ref>{{cite journal \|last1=Ezung \|first1=T. Zarenthung \|s2cid=154329031 \|title=Rural Tourism in Nagaland, India: Exploring the Potential \|journal=International Journal of Rural Management \|date=19 October 2012 \|volume=7 \|issue=1–2 \|pages=133–147 \|doi=10.1177/0973005212459833 }}</ref>		Mount Tiyi is the highest peak in the district at an altitude of 1970 metres above sea-level.<ref name="Rural Tourism in Nagaland, India: E">{{cite journal \|last1=Ezüng \|first1=T. Zarenthung \|s2cid=154329031 \|title=Rural Tourism in Nagaland, India: Exploring the Potential \|journal=International Journal of Rural Management \|date=19 October 2012 \|volume=7 \|issue=1–2 \|pages=133–147 \|doi=10.1177/0973005212459833}}</ref> It has a rich biodiversity. Mount Tiyi is of great cultural significance to the Lotha tribe with many legends and myth embedded into the cultural history. Mount Totsu is the second highest peak with an altitude of 1250 metres above the sea-level. Both these places are earmarked by the district administration for ecotourism.<ref>{{cite journal \|last1=Ezung \|first1=T. Zarenthung \|s2cid=154329031 \|title=Rural Tourism in Nagaland, India: Exploring the Potential \|journal=International Journal of Rural Management \|date=19 October 2012 \|volume=7 \|issue=1–2 \|pages=133–147 \|doi=10.1177/0973005212459833 }}</ref>

	Doyang (also known as Dzu and Dzulu by the Angamis) is the biggest river in the state, and the district, and flows through the three hill ranges, namely, Bhandari range, Sanis range and Wokha range. It goes further to join the Dhansari river in the Assam valley.<ref>{{cite book \|title=District Census Handbook, Wokha \|date=2011 \|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Nagaland \|location=Kohima \|pages=10–11 \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/13/1304_PART_A_DCHB_WOKHA.pdf \|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> The other three important rivers flowing down its mountains are, Chubi, Nzhu and Nruk.<ref name="Rural Tourism in Nagaland, India: E"/> Chubi flows southwards from [[Mokokchung district]] and joins Doyang in the Pangti area. Nzhu rises from [[Kohima district]], flows through Miphong and joins the Doyang in the Lotsu area.<ref>{{cite book \|title=District Census Handbook, Wokha \|date=2011 \|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Nagaland \|location=Kohima \|page=11 \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/13/1304_PART_A_DCHB_WOKHA.pdf \|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> The river Nruk comes from Kohima, crosses through Moilan and joins the Doyang.<ref name="Rural Tourism in Nagaland, India: E"/> Other waterbodies in the district include small lakes across the ranges. The Totsu Wozhu which is situated in the southern part of the Phiru-shaki area is the largest amongst these but occupies merely around an acre of land.<ref>{{cite book \|title=District Census Handbook, Wokha \|date=2011 \|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Nagaland \|location=Kohima \|page=11 \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/13/1304_PART_A_DCHB_WOKHA.pdf \|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> Other similar natural lakes are situated in the Sanis and Mekokla areas. The lake created by the Doyang dam is the biggest manmade waterbody in the district. There are no permanent waterfalls in the district though several are formed during the monsoons.		Doyang (also known as Dzu and Dzulu by the Angamis) is the biggest river in the state, and the district, and flows through the three hill ranges, namely, Bhandari range, Sanis range and Wokha range. It goes further to join the Dhansari river in the Assam valley.<ref>{{cite book \|title=District Census Handbook, Wokha \|date=2011 \|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Nagaland \|location=Kohima \|pages=10–11 \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/13/1304_PART_A_DCHB_WOKHA.pdf \|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> The other three important rivers flowing down its mountains are, Chubi, Nzhu and Nruk.<ref name="Rural Tourism in Nagaland, India: E"/> Chubi flows southwards from [[Mokokchung district]] and joins Doyang in the Pangti area. Nzhu rises from [[Kohima district]], flows through Miphong and joins the Doyang in the Lotsu area.<ref>{{cite book \|title=District Census Handbook, Wokha \|date=2011 \|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Nagaland \|location=Kohima \|page=11 \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/13/1304_PART_A_DCHB_WOKHA.pdf \|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> The river Nruk comes from Kohima, crosses through Moilan and joins the Doyang.<ref name="Rural Tourism in Nagaland, India: E"/> Other waterbodies in the district include small lakes across the ranges. The Totsu Wozhu which is situated in the southern part of the Phiru-shaki area is the largest amongst these but occupies merely around an acre of land.<ref>{{cite book \|title=District Census Handbook, Wokha \|date=2011 \|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Nagaland \|location=Kohima \|page=11 \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/13/1304_PART_A_DCHB_WOKHA.pdf \|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> Other similar natural lakes are situated in the Sanis and Mekokla areas. The lake created by the Doyang dam is the biggest manmade waterbody in the district. There are no permanent waterfalls in the district though several are formed during the monsoons.
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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Wokha}}
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'''Wokha''' (Pron:/ˈwəʊkə/) is a [[districts of Nagaland|district]] of [[Nagaland]] state in [[India]]. Gastronomically, it known for its variety of fermented bamboo shoots (bastenga). It holds an important place as the roosting site of the migratory Amur Falcon.<ref name="Places of Interest">{{cite web |title=Places of Interest |url=https://wokha.nic.in/places-of-interest/ |website=District Administration, Wokha District |access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> Geologically, it has known oil deposits.

== Geography ==
Wokha District is located in the midwest part of present state of [[Nagaland]]. It is surrounded by [[Mokokchung District]] to its northeast, [[Zunheboto District]] to its southeast, [[Kohima District]] to its south and connected to [[Dimapur District]] on its southwest. It borders the Golaghat plain of [[Assam]] on the west.

It covers an area of 1,628 sq. km. which equals around 9.82% of the total area of [[Nagaland]]. Of the total area, 35.74% comes under subtropical hill zone, 23.64% under subtropical plain zone and 40.59% in the mild tropical hill zone.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ray |first1=Sanjay Kumar |last2=Chatterjee2 |first2=Dibyendu |last3=Saha |first3=Saurav |last4=Kamble |first4=Kalpana H. |last5=Deka |first5=Bidyut C. |title=A Guide for Soil Nutrient Management with special reference to Wokha |publisher=ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region |location=Jharnapani |isbn=978-81-931382-1-2 |page=3 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265651348 |access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> The average altitude of the Wokha (Upper Range) is 1000-1500m above sea level; Bhandari (Lower Range) is 400-1000m above sea level.<ref>{{cite book |title=Ground Water Information Booklet: Wokha District, Nagaland |date=2013 |publisher=Central Ground Water Board (North Eastern Region) |location=Guwahati |url=http://cgwb.gov.in/District_Profile/Nagaland/Wokha.pdf |access-date=11 June 2020}}</ref> While Baghty town is at an altitude of 304.30m above sealevel, Wokha town is the highest town at 1313.69m.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Jamir |first1=N. S. |last2=Takatemjen |last3=Limasemba |title=Traditional knowledge of Lotha-Naga tribes in Wokha district, Nagaland |journal=Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge |date=2010 |volume=9 |issue=1 |pages=45–48 |url=http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7152 |access-date=11 June 2020}}</ref>

Mount Tiyi is the highest peak in the district at an altitude of 1970 metres above sea-level.<ref name="Rural Tourism in Nagaland, India: E">{{cite journal |last1=Ezung |first1=T. Zarenthung |s2cid=154329031 |title=Rural Tourism in Nagaland, India: Exploring the Potential |journal=International Journal of Rural Management |date=19 October 2012 |volume=7 |issue=1–2 |pages=133–147 |doi=10.1177/0973005212459833}}</ref> It has a rich biodiversity. Mount Tiyi is of great cultural significance to the Lotha tribe with many legends and myth embedded into the cultural history. Mount Totsu is the second highest peak with an altitude of 1250 metres above the sea-level. Both these places are earmarked by the district administration for ecotourism.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ezung |first1=T. Zarenthung |s2cid=154329031 |title=Rural Tourism in Nagaland, India: Exploring the Potential |journal=International Journal of Rural Management |date=19 October 2012 |volume=7 |issue=1–2 |pages=133–147 |doi=10.1177/0973005212459833 }}</ref>

Doyang (also known as Dzu and Dzulu by the Angamis) is the biggest river in the state, and the district, and flows through the three hill ranges, namely, Bhandari range, Sanis range and Wokha range. It goes further to join the Dhansari river in the Assam valley.<ref>{{cite book |title=District Census Handbook, Wokha |date=2011 |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Nagaland |location=Kohima |pages=10–11 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/13/1304_PART_A_DCHB_WOKHA.pdf |access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> The other three important rivers flowing down its mountains are, Chubi, Nzhu and Nruk.<ref name="Rural Tourism in Nagaland, India: E"/> Chubi flows southwards from [[Mokokchung district]] and joins Doyang in the Pangti area. Nzhu rises from [[Kohima district]], flows through Miphong and joins the Doyang in the Lotsu area.<ref>{{cite book |title=District Census Handbook, Wokha |date=2011 |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Nagaland |location=Kohima |page=11 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/13/1304_PART_A_DCHB_WOKHA.pdf |access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> The river Nruk comes from Kohima, crosses through Moilan and joins the Doyang.<ref name="Rural Tourism in Nagaland, India: E"/> Other waterbodies in the district include small lakes across the ranges. The Totsu Wozhu which is situated in the southern part of the Phiru-shaki area is the largest amongst these but occupies merely around an acre of land.<ref>{{cite book |title=District Census Handbook, Wokha |date=2011 |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Nagaland |location=Kohima |page=11 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/13/1304_PART_A_DCHB_WOKHA.pdf |access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> Other similar natural lakes are situated in the Sanis and Mekokla areas. The lake created by the Doyang dam is the biggest manmade waterbody in the district. There are no permanent waterfalls in the district though several are formed during the monsoons.

The migratory Amur Falcon (Falcon Amurensis) use the area around Doyang reservoir as a feeding and resting place and around a million gather during the season.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kasambe |first1=Raju |title=Doyang Reservoir: A potential IBA in Nagaland |journal=Mistnet |date=2014 |volume=15 |issue=2 |pages=24–28 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265651348 |access-date=10 June 2020}}</ref> The best time to view roosting of the birds is from second week of October to the first week of November.<ref name="Places of Interest"/>

===Climate===
Due to its subtropical topography, the district receives warm rainy summer and cold dry winter. In winter, the average night temperature falls between 4 °C to 2 °C. December and January are the coldest months. The average temperature in the summer months in approximately 27 °C.<ref>{{cite book |title=District Census Handbook, Wokha |date=2011 |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Nagaland |location=Kohima |page=11 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/13/1304_PART_A_DCHB_WOKHA.pdf |access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> The district receives an average annual rainfall of 2000mm to 2500mm and rains for around six months in a year with greater intensity in the months of July and August. Although the district receives moderate rainfall, villages at higher elevation face acute scarcity of water due to the high surface runoff leading to less recharge of ground water.<ref>{{cite book |title=Ground Water Information Booklet: Wokha District, Nagaland |date=2013 |publisher=Central Ground Water Board (North Eastern Region) |location=Guwahati |url=http://cgwb.gov.in/District_Profile/Nagaland/Wokha.pdf |access-date=11 June 2020}}</ref>

During summer, the average humidity is 85%, which can go uptown 95% to 100%, which makes the monsoon season very damp.<ref>{{cite book |title=District Census Handbook, Wokha |date=2011 |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Nagaland |location=Kohima |page=11 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/13/1304_PART_A_DCHB_WOKHA.pdf |access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref>

The climate in the Bhandari range is slightly warmer with little lesser compared to the middle and upper ranges.<ref>{{cite book |title=District Census Handbook, Wokha |date=2011 |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Nagaland |location=Kohima |page=11 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/13/1304_PART_A_DCHB_WOKHA.pdf |access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref>

== History ==

===British Colonial Administration===
In the Lotha Naga areas, Captain Brodie was the first official to carry out colonial exploration in 1844. The first recorded meeting between a European and the Lothas was with Lieutenant Biggs in the year 1841.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ao |first1=Moatoshi |title=A Treatise on Customary and Fundamental Laws of the Nagas in Nagaland |date=2019 |publisher=Notion Press |location=Chennai |isbn=9781645464778}}</ref>
During the British colonial expansion into the [[Naga Hills]], Wokha was designated the district headquarters initially. Two years later, it was shifted to Kohima in 1878, and Wokha was reduced to a sub-division in the colonial administration. The sub-divisional administration shifted its headquarters to Mokokchung further relegating Wokha in the colonial administration.<ref>{{cite book |title=District Census Handbook, Wokha |date=2011 |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Nagaland |location=Kohima |page=8 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/13/1304_PART_A_DCHB_WOKHA.pdf |access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref>

===Indian state===
In 1957, when the Naga Hills Tuensang Area (NHTA) was formed, Wokha became a sub-division under the Mokokchung district.<ref>{{cite book |title=District Census Handbook, Wokha |date=2011 |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Nagaland |location=Kohima |page=18 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/13/1304_PART_A_DCHB_WOKHA.pdf |access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref>

The currently defined Wokha district was created in 1973 when the sub-division separated from Mokokchung district<ref>{{cite web|title=District industrial profile report of Wokha district|url=http://dcmsme.gov.in/dips/DIPR%20WOKHA-Final.pdf|website=gov.in|publisher=Development Commissioner Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises|location=[[Dimapur]]|date=2012}}</ref> along with six administrative circles.<ref>{{cite book |title=District Census Handbook, Wokha |date=2011 |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Nagaland |location=Kohima |page=8 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/13/1304_PART_A_DCHB_WOKHA.pdf |access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> The first census of the new district in 1981 counted the population to be 57,583.

== Economy ==
It is one of the three districts in ''Nagaland'' currently receiving funds from the [[Backward Regions Grant Fund|Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme]] (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj|date=8 September 2009|title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme|publisher=National Institute of Rural Development|url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|access-date=27 September 2011}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Wokha district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 166,343,
<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 [[Saint Lucia]].<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 = Saint Lucia 161,557 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 595th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> Wokha has a [[sex ratio]] of 968 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males, and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 87.7%.<ref name="2011census-Wokha">{{cite web|title=Wokha District Population Census 2011, Nagaland literacy sex ratio and density|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/611-wokha.html|website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://wokha.nic.in/ Official Government website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Wokha district
|North = [[Jorhat district]], [[Assam]]
|Northeast = [[Mokokchung district]]
|East = [[Zunheboto district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Kohima district]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Golaghat district]], [[Assam]]
|Northwest =
}}

{{Districts of Nagaland}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Wokha district| ]]
[[Category:Districts of Nagaland]]
[[Category:1973 establishments in Nagaland]]