This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Dimapur.
Dimapur District (Pron:/ˌdɪməˈpʊə/) is a district of Nagaland state in India. With an area of about 70 km2 (27 sq mi), it is the smallest district in the state of Nagaland.[1]
In 1918, Dimapur was leased to then Naga Hills District (Now Nagaland) by then erstwhile Assam Province of British India for 30 years for construction of Railways lines (unclear from which district). In 1963, It was again leased to now state of Nagaland for 99 years. Though, there is refute of this claim, as both state government has not come forward to comment on the matter.
On 18 December 2021, two new districts were carved out of Dimapur District namely Chümoukedima District and Niuland District and which became the 14th and 15th district of Nagaland respectively.
According to the 2011 official census, Christianity is major religion in Dimapur district, with 234.239 Christians (61.84%), 108.900 Hindus (28.75%), 31.212 Muslims (8.24%), 2.148 Jains (0.57%), 1.270 Buddhists (0.34%), 567 Sikhs (0.15%), 157 did others (0.04%) and 319 did not stated (0.08%).[3]
Educationedit
The district has ample number of institutions devoted for providing quality education to the residents. Most schools have English as their medium of instruction and are affiliated to the Nagaland Board of School Education.
Sportsedit
Dimapur is also home to Dimapur United a soccer club which plays in Nagaland Premier League. Most schools in Dimapur held friendly football matches and tournaments. Apart from football, many other games are also played in the district. Cricket, Badminton, Wrestling and Angling are other sports played in Dimapur.
^US Directorate of Intelligence. . Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Maldives 394,999 July 2011 est.
^"Dimapur Population 2022". www.indiacensus.net. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
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Official site
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