Dimapur
Dimapur is a district in the State of Nagaland in India. This district lies at 25º 54’ 45” N Latitude 93º 44’ 30” E Longitude. The total area of Dimapur is 927 Sq Km.The district is bounded by Kohima District on the south and east; the Karbi Anglong and the DAB ( Disputed Area Belt ) stretch of Golaghat District of Assam, in the west and the north.
The District draws its name from the Kachari dialect; ‘di’ - meaning river, ‘ma’ - meaning great or big, and ‘pur’ - meaning city, together connoting ‘the city near the great river’.
A large area of the District is in the plains with an average elevation of 260 m above sea level excepting the Medziphema sub-division and a few villages of Niuland sub-division, which are located in the foothills.
Its headquarter is at Chumukedima.
History
Dimapur is the ancient capital of the Kachari tribe, whose rule existed before the 13th century AD. Reminiscences of the glory of this kingdom can be found in the ruins that are scattered in and around the town. These ruins give evidence of a culture that probably had a touch of Hinduism, but were predominantly Non-Aryans. Besides monoliths, Dimapur contains other ruins of temples, embankments and baths.The Kachari kingdom flourished in Dimapur in the days of old is evident from the existence of the Kachari Rajbari Fort ruins, housing the ancient stone monoliths, and the many excavated tanks dug by the royalty known even today as the Rajpukhuri, Padampukhuri, Bamunpukhuri, Jorpukhuri etc to name a few. The monoliths represent the elaborate rituals of the cult of fertility.
Politics
Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies after delimitation order of 20081 Dimapur-I Vidhan Sabha Constituency - Word Nos. 1 and 2 of Dimapur Town.
2 Dimapur-II Vidhan Sabha Constituency (ST) - Ward Nos. 3 to 5 of Dimapur Town; and Sangtam Tilla, Signal Sema, Signal Angami, Uriya Bengali, Nagarjan, Duncan, Kachali Goan, Lengrijan, Naga New Modern, Rangapahar and Thaikhu Villages of Dimapur circle in Dimapur sub-division.
3 Dimapur-III Vidhan Sabha Constituency (ST) - Purna Bazar, Tolovi, Bamunpukhuri, Kusiabill, Samaguri, Dobagaong, Naharbari, Phaipijang, Podumpukhuri, Eralibill, Darogajan (Pharagong), Singrijan, Khopanulla, Amaluma, Desagophu, Dhansiripar, Ganeshnagar, Doyapur, Manglumukh and Hazadisha villages of Dimapur circle in Dimapur sub-division.