Peren is the eleventh and the newest district of Nagaland, formed as a result of bifurcation of Kohima District. It is bounded by Assam State and Dimapur District in the west and north western part respectively, as well as Kohima District and Manipur State in the east and south part respectively. Peren District is headquartered at Peren (about 1,445m above sea level). Peren, Jalukie and Tening are the major towns of the district. Most of the inhabitants belong to the Zeliang and Kuki tribes.
Peren is the traditional home of the Zeliangrong, and Kuki tribes. The Zeliangrong are formed of three tribes, namely, the ZEmei, the LIANGmei and the RONGmei. The name Zeliangrong is derived from the first few syllables of these three individual tribes. The Kukis are one of the tribes who followed a southerly migration route and were known as Aishen when they migrated from Manipur. Later some of them also migrated to Meluri sub-division towards the Indo-Myanmar border.
