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Kohima v • d • e Nagaland • India
Kohima
District(s)	Kohima
Coordinates	25.40° N 94.08° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	20 km² (8 mi²) • 1,444 m (4,738 ft)
Population • Density	78,000 (2001) • 3,900/km²
Chairman
Codes • Postal • Telephone • Vehicle	• 797001 • +91 (0)370 • NL-01

Coordinates: 25.40° N 94.08° E

Kohima pronunciation (help·info) (Hindi: कोहिमा) is the hilly capital of India's north eastern border state of Nagaland which shares its borders with Burma. It lies in Kohima District and is also one of the three Nagaland towns with Municipal council status along with Dimapur and Mokokchung.

In 1944 during World War II the Battle of Kohima along with the simultaneous Battle of Imphal was the turning point in the Burma Campaign. For the first time in South-East Asia the Japanese lost the initiative to the Allies which they then retained until the end of the war. This hand-to-hand battle and slaughter prevented the Japanese from gaining a high base from which they might next roll across the extensive flatlands of India like a juggernaut. [Source - Bert Sim, Mosstodloch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland: Pipe Major of the Gordon Highlanders at Kohima: his home is named "Kohima." -- RJWilliams, Slingerlands, NY/USA]

Kohima has a large cemetery for the Allied war dead maintained by the Commonwealth Graves Commission. The cemetery lies on the slopes of Garrison Hill, in what was once the Deputy Commissioner's tennis court which was the scene of intense fighting. The epitaph carved on the memorial of the 2nd British Division in the cemetery

When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say,

For Their Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today

has become world-famous as the Kohima poem. The verse is attributed to John Maxwell Edmonds (1875 -1958), and is thought to have been inspired by the epitaph written by Simonides to honour the Greek who fell at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC.^[1]

Contents 1 Demographics 2 Geography 3 Schools in Kohima 4 Colleges in Kohima 5 Colonies in Kohima( officially recognised as well as non recognised ones) 6 Lists about Kohima 7 References 8 Footnotes

As of 2001 India census,^GRIndia Kohima had a population of 78,584. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kohima has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 70%. In Kohima, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The main indigineous inhabitants of Kohima district are the Angamis, and the Rengmas.

Today the town's population compose of all the 16 tribes of Nagaland. The population of the Angamis and Aos are the largest in present day Kohima urban area.

Greater Kohima which includes Kohima Village and Kohima Science College campus area in Jotsoma along with Kohima town is the second largest urban area of Nagaland after Dimapur-Chumukedima.It has a population of about 93,000

Kohima is located at 25.67° N 94.12° E.^[2] It has an average elevation of 1261 metres (4137 feet).

The town of Kohima is located on the top of a high ridge and the town serpentines all along the top of the surrounding mountain ranges as is typical of most Naga settlements.

Kohima is so called because "Kew Hi" is the name of a plant grown on the mountainside. "Kew Hi Ma" means "the men of the land where the flower Kew Hi grows". Earlier, Kohima was known as "Thigoma".

'Kohima village' called 'Bara Basti' or 'large village',which is the largest village in Asia forms the northeastern part of Kohima urban area today. The Bara Basti is divided into 'khels' or localities. There are four of them, namely - Tsütuonuomia, Lhisemia, Dapfütsumia and Pfuchatsumia. They are termed shortly as T, L, D, and P Khel respectively.

The Nagaland State Museum is a one-stop treasure house where you can get a glimpse into Naga culture through history. The main items exhibited are gateposts, statues, pillars, and jewellery. A ceremonial drum which looks like a dug-out war canoe is exhibited in a separate shed. The basement of the museum has birds and animals of the North-Eastern hill states.

Government High School

Mezhur Higher Secondary School

Minister Hill Baptist Higher Secondary School

Chandmari Higher Secondary School

Little Flower School (Secondary School)

Baptist Higher Secondary School

Don Bosco Higher Secondary School

Model Higher Secondary School

Christ King School (Secondary School)

Pinewood High School

Azedon High School

Holy Family School

St.Xavier School

Kohima Science College Jotsoma

Kohima Arts College Kohima

St. Joseph College Jakhama

Baptist College Kohima

Alder College Kohima

Modern College Kohima

Oriental College Kohima

Mount Hermon College Kohima

Kohima Town

Krouliezou

Science College

Minister Hill (Old and New)

Forest Colony

Jail Colony

Agri Colony

Para Medical

Hospital Colony

New Market

Naga Bazaar

Dak Lane

Chota Basti

Seikhazou Colony

Bayavu Hill

Government High School Colony

Rokabozou

Keziekie

Porter Lane

Chandmari Colony (Upper and Lower)

A.G. Colony (Upper and Lower)

Lerie Colony

New Reserve Colony

Mohan Khola

BOC

Dzuvuru

Assam Rifles Hill

P.R.Hill

The biggest Police Headquarter in the North-East, is located in Kohima.

The natural and the beautiful,"The Dzukou Valley", is located in the southern part of Kohima.

The state has one of the oldest Cathedrals in the North-East.

A cemetery in the memory of British soldiers died at Kohima during the Second World War is located in Kohima

All the important Government Offices of the state are located in the town.

The state has The Indira Gandhi Stadium, newly constructed in the town.

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1. ^ The Kohima 2nd Division Memorial
2. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kohima