Why visit Wokha
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About Wokha
Wokha is a town and municipality in the Indian state of Nagaland. It is the headquarters of Wokha District and is located about 75 km north of the state capital, Kohima. Wokha literally means head count or census in the Lotha language. It has a population of 35,004 and is predominantly inhabited by the Lotha Nagas.
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History
Wokha was made as the district headquarters of the Naga hills under Assam by the British in 1876. By 1878, the headquarters was shifted to Kohima, but Wokha remained a subdivision. Later in 1889, the subdivision was shifted to Mokokchung. After India's independence, Wokha became a sub division in 1957 under Naga Hills Tuensang Area, and remained so till she became a district in 1973.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Dimapur Airport (DMU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 54 km away.
- Tseminyu 20 km south, about 20 min by car
- Satakha 26 km southeast, about 26 min by car
- Zunheboto 30 km southeast, about 30 min by car
- Mokokchūng 36 km northeast, about 36 min by car
- Sarupathar 41 km west, about 41 min by car
- Barpathār 43 km northwest, about 43 min by car
- Bokajān 49 km west, about 49 min by car
- Kohima 49 km south, about 49 min by car
- Dimāpur 57 km west, about 57 min by car
- Jorhat 74 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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- Sunset view from my Residence, Yanglen Jungio, CC BY-SA 4.0
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