Longleng Tourism

Longleng district is one of the eleven districts of the Indian state of Nagaland. It is the eighth least populous district in the country (out of 640).The people of that district are known as Phom, they are one of the major tribes of Nagaland. Initially Longleng was under the district administration of Tuensang District but later on it was bifurcated as a separate district in January 2004

History and People Longleng town was established as an administrative outpost represented by an Assistant Political Officer (APO) in 1951 and till 2001 census, it was part of the Tuensang District. Longleng District was formed as the tenth district of Nagaland by transferring 3 circles namely Tamlu, Yongya and Longleng out of Tuensang District through Government of Nagaland and officially gained the status of full-fledged Revenue District on 24 January 2004 headed by the Deputy Commissioner.
The origin of the name ‘Phom’ is obscure. There are many opinions regarding the origin of its name. Some say that the name is derived from a beautiful lady named ‘Bhumla’ which means ‘the lady of the clouds’. Legend says that she and her husband had many offsprings and their descendants were called ‘Phom’. Some say that the name was given by the English after the word ‘Bhum’ which means ‘cloud’. They gave this name because the ‘Phom’ area was mostly covered by clouds especially during winter. Hence, the attribution as “the land of clouds.”