Frontier Nagaland

Frontier Nagaland is a region of Indian state of Nagaland. The comprises eastern districts of Nagaland.[1][2][3]

Frontier Nagaland
Tuensang Frontier District
region
Country India
Languages
 • OfficialEnglish
 • OtherKonyak language,
Khiamniungan language,
Chang language,
Yachumi language,
Tikhir language,
,Chirr language
Sangtam language
Sema language
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Largest cityTuensang
HeadquarterTuensang

History

Earlier the region was part of Tuensang Frontier Division as part of North-East Frontier Agency(present day Arunachal Pradesh) until 1957. The. Area was transferred Naga Hills District of United Assam state until 1962 and then become part present day Nagaland. The division was renamed as Tuensang Naga Hills District.[4]

Districts

The region comprises following districts,

The sixteen Districts of Nagaland.
  1. Mon district
  2. Longleng district
  3. Tuensang district
  4. Noklak district
  5. Shamator district
  6. Kiphire district

Separate state demand

Separate state demand has been raised by an organisation called Eastern Nagaland People's Organisation.[5][6] ENPO delegation has met Union Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah about Eastern Nagaland's development.

References
  1. "Eastern Nagaland echoes with demand for 'Frontier Nagaland'". MorungExpress. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  2. "MHA to take views of Frontier Nagaland Movment". www.google.com. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  3. "Separate state demand rises in Frontier Nagaland region". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  4. "Frontier Nagaland - A land of unique history, identity and destiny". MorungExpress. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  5. "ENPO". Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  6. "Frontier Nagaland State demand". North East Now. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
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