The Sangtams are one of the major Naga ethnic group native to Kiphire District of

Nagaland Nagaland () is a landlocked States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the ...

, India. Like many other ethnic groups in Northeast India, they practice jhum, or

shifting cultivation Shifting cultivation is an agricultural system in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily, then abandoned while post-disturbance fallow vegetation is allowed to freely grow while the cultivator moves on to another plot. The period of cul ...

. Unlike other Naga ethnic groups in Nagaland, many of the Sangtam have retained their traditional beliefs in spite of embracing Christianity at the same time. Sangtams celebrate twelve different festivals, in particular ''

Mungmung ''Mungmung'' is an annual festival of the Sangtam Nagas held in September in the state of Nagaland, India. See also * List of traditional Naga festivals The various Naga ethnic groups have their own distinct festivals. List The group-speci ...

'', all of which are affiliated with their traditional culture and religion. The Sangtam people are one of the major ethnic groups in Nagaland. Towards the Southern part of Nagaland, we have the Sangtam inhabited area under the Kiphire District. The Northern part of Sangtam includes the Longkhim-Chare sub-division of Tuensang District. They are united under the common banner called "United Sangtam." There are 62 (sixty two) villages among the Sangtams, 24 villages under Longkhim-Chare sub-division and 38 villages under Kiphire District. There are seven government administrative towns under united Sangtam jurisdiction. During the recent years, another part of Sangtam land has been recognized namely Tsithrongse and

Mürise Mürise is a village located in the Chümoukedima District of Nagaland. Demographics Mürise is situated in the Chümoukedima District of Nagaland. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 134 households in Mürise. The total populatio ...

Village under

Chümoukedima District Chümoukedima District is the 15th district of the Indian state of Nagaland. It was created on 18 December 2021. The district is bounded by Kohima District to the east, Peren District to the south, Tseminyü District & Niuland District to the no ...

and Sangtamtilla Village under Dimapur District.

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{{Hill tribes of Northeast India Naga people Tuensang district People from Kiphire district