| Papum Pare District
| Total Population : 122,003 |
| Total literate : 69,982 |
| Rural : 59,961 |
Urban : 62,042 |
| Male : 64,184 |
Female : 5,7819 |
| Area : 2,875 sq km |
Villages : 274 |
Collectorate
Deputy
Commissioner
Shri
B. Gadi
Office : 0360 - 2284900 / Fax : 2284901
Home : 0360 - 2214903 / Fax : 2215853
Brief
about District
The
Papum Pare District the capital district of Arunachal
Pradesh is situated in the North–Eastern part of India.
It is located in between latitude 26 55’N and 28 40’
and longitude between 92 40’ and 94 21’. The district
headquarter is located at Yupia, which is situated
about 20 kms from Itanagar
It
is a land of lush green forests, deep river valleys
and beautiful plateau. The land is mostly mountainous
with Himalayan ranges. Trees of great size, plentiful
of climbers, hundreds of variety of orchids, cane
and bamboos are found in the district.
The
district occupies an area of approximately 2875 sq
km inhabited by a population of 121750. There are
274 villages and 2 towns in the district. Itanagar,
the capital of the state is situated in this district.
The
district is divided into two administrative subdivisions
– Sagalee Sub-Division and Itanagar Capital Complex
Sub-division. There are nine administrative circles-
Sagalee, Mengio, Toru, Laiporiang, Kimin, Balijan,
Doimukh, Itanagar and Naharlagun.
Kurung
Kumey District bound Papum Pare district in the north,
Lower Subansiri District in the East, East Kameng
District in the west and Assam in the south.
It
is the abode of the energetic Nishis who are known
in history for their velour. The Mikir, migrants from
Assam, also form a part of the local population. The
Nishis belong to the Indo-Mongoloid group of people
and their language belongs to the Tibeto-Burman family.
The
‘NYOKUM’ the festival of the Nishi is celebrated during
the first week of the month of February.
Itafort- A 13th century ruins of a brick fort, Ganga
Lake (Gekar Sinyi), Jawaharlal Nehru State Museum,
Zoological Park (Chimpu) and Buddhist Gompa and Theravada
Buddhist Temple Arunachal University, Rono Hills are
place of interest at Itanagar
Itanagar,
the capital of Arunachal Pradesh, is about 300 kms
from Guwahati and connected by Pawan Hans helicopter
service and luxury bus services.
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