Longleng, home of the Phom Nagas, became Nagaland's tenth district

Background

Longleng became a full Revenue District on 24 January 2004, as the tenth district of Nagaland, created by dividing Tuensang District.
It began as a town in 1951 under Shri Ranjan, Assistant Political Officer.
The headquarters at Longleng Town lies about 1,100m above sea level, and major towns include Longleng and Tamlu.
It is bordered by Mon District on the east, Mokokchung District on the west, Sivasagar District of Assam on the north and Tuensang District on the south.
The district is known as the Home of the Phom Nagas and is described as the land of clouds because of winter cloud cover.