State in northeast India, west of Assam, Manipur south, east and bordering Myanmar. "Nagaland" by the "Naga" and "Rand" consisting of "Naga" refers to the "Naga" and "Land" means "place", together meaning that "the Naga inhabited place", the state That thus the name. It is a new state in 1963, drawn from Assam. An area of 16,579 square kilometers. A population of 1.99 million (1991), the vast majority of the Naga people. The capital is Kohima (Kohima). More hills and mountains, 1,500-2,100 meters above sea level, a number of peaks exceeding 2,500 meters. Left bank tributary of the Brahmaputra river Dayan consistent middle. Annual rainfall of about 1,000 mm. There are forests and bamboo. Dominated by agriculture, the line turns abandoned extensive system, agricultural products are rice, corn, millet and sugar cane and cotton. Hunting important. Handmade cotton textile industry, sugar, paper. Inaccessible by road between and among Assam.
Naga people have as many as 16 branches, of which there are high Jager Naga people, Aao Naga people, race and En Jiami Naga Naga people and so on. Their language is different, at least 12 species. In real life, the main use of the Assamese and English. In recent years, the local high school opened in Hindi lessons.
Nagaland is a hill state, most areas are mountains, road trail mostly inaccessible. There are 860 villages in the whole state, far from village to village, mostly built in the village or on the slopes of the hill.
Naga foreign strangers, always skeptical at first, wary, to maintain a certain distance. Only they think the other is good but not the enemy, will be warmly welcomed give hospitality.
The state is dominated by agriculture, the main crops are rice, jute, cotton, sugar cane and tobacco. Rich bananas. The main mineral resources of coal, oil and gold. The state of small industrial and handicraft villages more developed, producing a lot of arts and crafts. |
