Dimapur
Dimapur | |
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City and municipality | |
Interactive map of Dimapur | |
Dimapur Location of Dimapur in Nagaland Dimapur Dimapur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25°54′33″N 93°43′36″E / 25.909174°N 93.726602°E | |
| Country | |
| State | Nagaland |
| District | Dimapur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Dimapur Municipal Council |
| • Chairperson | Hukheto Yepthomi (Naga People's Front) |
| • Deputy Chairperson | Imlinaro Stephanie Ezüng (Naga People's Front) |
| • Police Commissioner | Kevithuto Sophie, IPS |
| Area | |
| 18.13 km2 (7.00 sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 70 km2 (27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 145 m (476 ft) |
| Population | |
| 122,834 | |
| • Rank | 1st in Nagaland |
| Languages | |
| • Official | English |
| • Other major spoken languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 91 - (0) 03862 |
| Vehicle registration | NL-07 |
| Website | dimapur |
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