Kohima
Kohima
Kewhira | |
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| City of Kohima | |
Kohima skyline with Kohima Village on top Aradurah Hill | |
| Motto: "Work is Pride" | |
Interactive map of Kohima | |
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| Coordinates: 25°40′N 94°06′E / 25.67°N 94.10°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Nagaland |
| District | Kohima District |
| Established | 1879 |
| Divisions | 19 municipal wards |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Kohima Municipal Council |
| • Chairperson | Neibodzelie Solo (Naga People's Front) |
| • Deputy Chairperson | Thenuso-ü Sekhose, (Naga People's Front) |
| • Administrator | Lanusenla Longkümer |
| Area | |
• Total | 20 km2 (7.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,444 m (4,738 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 115,283 |
| • Density | 5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Kohimian kewhi–mia |
| Languages | |
| • Official | English |
| • Major languages | Angami • Ao • Chakhesang • Lotha • Sümi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 797001 |
| Telephone code | 91 (0)370 |
| Vehicle registration | NL-01 |
| Sex ratio | 927 ♂/♀ |
| Climate | Temperate (Köppen) |
| Website | kmc |
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Originally known as Kewhira, the city's history goes back to a time when it was a village of the Angami Nagas. It became an urban centre in 1878 when the British Empire established its headquarters of the then Naga Hills District of Assam Province. Kohima was the site of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II during the Japanese U-Go offensive into British India in 1944. The battle is often referred to as the Stalingrad of the East. In 2013, the British National Army Museum voted the Battle of Kohima to be Britain's Greatest Battle.
It officially became Nagaland's capital after the state was inaugurated in 1963.