Seventeen districts, a capital at 1,444 m and the commercial hub at Dimapur

Background

Kohima, the capital, draws visitors every December for the Hornbill Festival held at Kisama on its outskirts, which makes the State's administrative map a current reference point.
The Government of Nagaland portal lists 17 districts: Chumoukedima, Dimapur, Kiphire, Kohima, Longleng, Meluri, Mokokchung, Mon, Niuland, Noklak, Peren, Phek, Shamator, Tseminyu, Tuensang, Wokha and Zunheboto.
Kohima, at 1,444 m, is the capital, and Dimapur is the commercial centre, carrying the State's railhead and airport.
Nagaland covers 16,579 sq km and had a population of 19,78,502 in the 2011 Census.
English is the official language of the State.
The portal lists 17 tribes: Angami, Ao, Chakhesang, Chang, Kachari, Khiamniungan, Konyak, Kuki, Lotha, Phom, Pochury, Rengma, Sangtam, Sumi, Tikhir, Yimkhiung and Zeliang.
The Directorate of Information and Public Relations gives a population density of 119 persons per sq km, a sex ratio of 931 females per 1,000 males and a literacy rate of 79.55 per cent.