TOPOGRAPHY: There are high hills spread over many areas of the district. The hills vary from 1000 to 2500 metres and most people live between1500 - 2000 metres altitude. The Altitude of the district HQ. (ZBTO) is 1874.22 mtrs. above sea level. (Most of the population reside in rural areas. Zunheboto Town is the only designated urban area of the district.)
CLIMATE & RAINFALL.: Owing to the high altitude, this district enjoys a monsoon climate almost throughout the year. Winters are very cold but summers moderately warm. December and January form the coldest part of the season and at times the temperature comes down to10Celsius. The highest summer temperature is 220 Celsius. The average rainfall is about 200 cm. It falls for nine months in a year, heaviest contribution being in July and August.
SOIL: Almost all the soils of the Zunheboto district belongs to the following classes/orders.There are alluvial soil, Forest soil(organic) pertaining to moolisol, non-laterised soil and soils of high altitudes belonging to order spodosals.
RIVERS: There are three important rivers in the district, viz, Tizu river originating in Tuensang district flows down towards south crossing at the centre of Zunheboto district and join Chindwin. Doyang river originating in Japfu passes through west part of the district and joins Dhansiri in Assam. Tsutha river, originating in North East of Zunheboto drains eastern part of the district and joins Tizu below Nihoshe village, where a Mini Hydel Power project is located. Most of the area under terrace cultivation on Tizu, Tsutha and Mela a tributary of Tizu river.
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