Shamator: 16th District of Nagaland

On 19th January 2022, a new district under the name Shamator was created as the 16th district of Nagaland.

  • Earlier on December 18, 2021, three new districts were created: Chumoukedima District and Niuland District carved from Dimapur District and Tseminyu District carved from Kohima District.

Nagaland: Basic Facts

  • Formation : 1st December 1963 as the 16th state of India
  • Type of Legislative Assembly: Unicameral
  • State Animal: Mithun
  • State Bird: Blyth’s tragopan (Tragopan blythii)
  • State Flower: Rhododendron
  • State Tree: Alder
  • State Fish: Chocolate Mahseer

Nagaland State shares boundaries with the following Indian states-

  • East – Myanmar & Arunachal Pradesh
  • West – Assam
  • North – Assam & Arunachal Pradesh
  • South – ....
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