WOKHA

town, Nagaland state, northeastern India, at the foot of the Wokha Hills, 50 miles (80 km) north of Kohima town. It is a trade and agricultural centre for the surrounding Naga Hills, in which grains (mainly rice) and fruits are grown on previously forested slopes. There are some cottage industries (weaving, pottery making, woodworking). Wokha 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 people. Pop. (1981) 8,180; (1991) 14,377.