Mokokchung

Mokokchung
Town and municipality
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Coordinates: 26°19′N 94°30′E / 26.32°N 94.50°E / 26.32; 94.50
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Nagaland
District	Mokokchung
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Mokokchung Municipal Council
Elevation	1,325 m (4,347 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	35,913[1]
Languages
• Official	English
• Dialect	Ao
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	798601
Telephone code	91 (0)369
Vehicle registration	NL-02
Website	mokokchung.nic.in

Mokokchung (/ˌməʊkɒktʃʌŋ/) is a municipality in the Mokokchung District of the Indian state of Nagaland. It serves as the district headquarters as well as the main urban hub of Mokokchung District. Mokokchung is the cultural nerve centre of the Ao people and is economically and politically the most important urban centre in northern Nagaland. The town is made up of 16 wards of which Kumlong, Sangtemla, Alempang and Yimyu are the largest.