Kohima, the capital of Nagaland, takes its name from Kewhira and holds Bara Basti, described as the second largest village in Asia

Background

Kohima is a hilly district of Nagaland and the capital of the state.
The name comes from Kewhira, the original name of the village where Kohima town stands, which the British could not pronounce.
Kohima Village, also called Bara Basti, is described as the second largest village in Asia and forms the north eastern part of the Kohima urban area.
Assam state and Dimapur district lie to the west of the district, Phek district to the east, Manipur state and Peren district to the south and Wokha district to the north.
Kohima was the headquarters of the Naga Hills District under Assam before statehood.
It was named the capital when Nagaland became a full state on 1 December 1963.
Parts of Kohima district were carved out as Phek in 1973, Dimapur in 1998 and Peren in 2004.