Wokha

Wokha

India
      town, central Nagaland (Nāgāland) state, northeastern India. It lies at the foot of the Wokha Hills, 50 miles (80 km) north of Kohima. It is a trade and agricultural centre for the surrounding Naga Hills (Nāga Hills), in which grains (mainly rice) and fruits are grown on previously forested slopes. There are some cottage industries (weaving, pottery making, woodworking). The town is linked by highway to Mokokchung and Kohima. Wokha was the scene of much British colonial military activity in the 1880s. The population of the town and its environs is predominantly Lotha, a Naga (Nāga) people. Pop. (2001) 37,636.

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