Nagaland, a state

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. The district magistrate or the deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officials belonging to different wings of the administrative services of the state.

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The eleven districts of Nagaland state are:

1. Dimapur
   Dimapur District
   Dimapur is a district of Nagaland state in India. Its headquarters is Chumukedima. As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Nagaland .-History:...
   
   
2. Kiphire
   Kiphire district
   Kiphire is the newly formed ninth district of Nagaland which was carved out of Tuensang District. As of 2011 it is the second least populous district of Nagaland , after Longleng.-Geography:...
   
   
3. Kohima
   Kohima district
   Kohima district is a district of Nagaland state in India. It is the home of the Angami Naga tribe. As of 2011 it is the second most populous district of Nagaland , after Dimapur.-History:...
   
   
4. Longleng
   Longleng district
   Longleng district is one of the eleven districts of the Indian state of Nagaland. It is the eighth least populous district in the country .-Geography:...
   
   
5. Mokokchung
   Mokokchung District
   Mokokchung is a district of Nagaland state in India. The town of Mokokchung is its headquarters. It is the home of the Ao Naga tribe. It covers an area of 1,615 km². It is bounded by the state of Assam to its north, Wokha to its west, Tuensang to its east, and Zunheboto to its...
   
   
6. Mon
   Mon District
   Mon is a district of Nagaland state in India.-Geography:Mon district is the northernmost district of Nagaland. It is bounded by the state of Arunachal Pradesh to its north, Assam to its west, Myanmar to its east, Longleng District to its south-west and Tuensang District to its south...
   
   
7. Peren
   Peren district
   Peren is the eleventh and newest district of Nagaland and has been formed by the partition of Kohima District.- History :Peren District is inhabited by the Zeliangs who originated from Nkuilwangdi, presently in Senapati District of Manipur...
   
   
8. Phek
   Phek District
   Phek is a district of Nagaland state in India.-Demographics:According to the 2011 census has a population of 163,294 , roughly equal to the nation of Saint Lucia. This gives it a ranking of 596th in India . Phek has a sex ratio of 951 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate...
   
   
9. Tuensang
   Tuensang District
   Tuensang District is the largest and the eastern most district of Nagaland, a state in North-East India. Its headquarters is Tuensang.-History:...
   
   
10. Wokha
    Wokha District
    Wokha is a district of Nagaland state in India.-Economy:In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Wokha one of the country's 250 most backward districts...
    
    
11. Zunheboto
    Zunheboto District
    Zunheboto is a district of Nagaland state in India.-Geography:It is bordered on the east by Mokokchung District, Kohima District in the south and Wokha District on the west. Headquarters is at Zunheboto...
    
    

History

Earlier, Nagaland state had eight districts:

1. Dimapur
   Dimapur District
   Dimapur is a district of Nagaland state in India. Its headquarters is Chumukedima. As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Nagaland .-History:...
   
   
2. Kohima
   Kohima district
   Kohima district is a district of Nagaland state in India. It is the home of the Angami Naga tribe. As of 2011 it is the second most populous district of Nagaland , after Dimapur.-History:...
   
   
3. Mokokchung
   Mokokchung District
   Mokokchung is a district of Nagaland state in India. The town of Mokokchung is its headquarters. It is the home of the Ao Naga tribe. It covers an area of 1,615 km². It is bounded by the state of Assam to its north, Wokha to its west, Tuensang to its east, and Zunheboto to its...
   
   
4. Mon
   Mon District
   Mon is a district of Nagaland state in India.-Geography:Mon district is the northernmost district of Nagaland. It is bounded by the state of Arunachal Pradesh to its north, Assam to its west, Myanmar to its east, Longleng District to its south-west and Tuensang District to its south...
   
   
5. Phek
   Phek District
   Phek is a district of Nagaland state in India.-Demographics:According to the 2011 census has a population of 163,294 , roughly equal to the nation of Saint Lucia. This gives it a ranking of 596th in India . Phek has a sex ratio of 951 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate...
   
   
6. Tuensang
   Tuensang District
   Tuensang District is the largest and the eastern most district of Nagaland, a state in North-East India. Its headquarters is Tuensang.-History:...
   
   
7. Wokha
   Wokha District
   Wokha is a district of Nagaland state in India.-Economy:In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Wokha one of the country's 250 most backward districts...
   
   
8. Zunheboto
   Zunheboto District
   Zunheboto is a district of Nagaland state in India.-Geography:It is bordered on the east by Mokokchung District, Kohima District in the south and Wokha District on the west. Headquarters is at Zunheboto...
   
   

Recently, three more districts were added:

1. Kiphire
   Kiphire district
   Kiphire is the newly formed ninth district of Nagaland which was carved out of Tuensang District. As of 2011 it is the second least populous district of Nagaland , after Longleng.-Geography:...
   
   
2. Longleng
   Longleng district
   Longleng district is one of the eleven districts of the Indian state of Nagaland. It is the eighth least populous district in the country .-Geography:...
   
   
3. Peren
   Peren district
   Peren is the eleventh and newest district of Nagaland and has been formed by the partition of Kohima District.- History :Peren District is inhabited by the Zeliangs who originated from Nkuilwangdi, presently in Senapati District of Manipur...
   
   

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