List of districts of Arunachal Pradesh

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On December 1, 1965 the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency was divided into five districts:

  1. Kameng district
  2. upper Subansiri district and lower Subansiri district
  3. Siang district
  4. Lohit district
  5. Tirap district

Districts

  • Kameng Division (Bomdila[permanent dead link]): Tawang[permanent dead link], West Kameng, East Kameng
  • Subansiri Division (Ziro): Papum Pare, Kurung Kumey, Kra Daadi, Lower Subansiri, Upper Subansiri
  • Siang Division (Pasighat): West Siang, East Siang, Central Siang, Upper Siang
  • Lohit-Dibang Division (Tezu): Upper Dibang Valley, Lower Dibang Valley, Anjaw, Lohit, Namsai
  • Tirap Division (Khonsa): Changlang, Tirap, Longding

As of 2016, Arunachal Pradesh comprises 20 districts. Most of them are inhabited by various tribal groups. These are:[1]

CodeDistrictHeadquartersPopulation (2011)[2]Area (km²)Density (/km²)Map
TATawangTawang Town49,9502,08519
WKWest Kameng[permanent dead link]Bomdila87,0137,42210
EKEast KamengSeppa78,4134,13414
PAPapum PareYupia176,3852,87542
Kurung KumeyKoloriang89,7178,81810
Kra DaadiJamin
LBLower SubansiriZiro82,8393,46024
UBUpper SubansiriDaporijo83,2057,0328
WSWest SiangAlong112,2728,32512
ESEast SiangPasighat99,0194,00522
Central SiangPangin
USUpper SiangYingkiong33,1466,1885
UDLower Dibang ValleyRoing53,9863,90014
Upper Dibang ValleyAnini7,9489,1291
AJAnjawHawai21,0896,1903
ELLohitTezu145,5382,40213
NamsaiNamsai
CHChanglangChanglang147,9514,66227
TITirapKhonsa111,9972,36242
LDLongdingLongding[3][3][3][3]

New Proposals

  • Rima district, from Changlang district. Sub-divisions: Diyun, Bordumsa, Kharsang, Jairampur, Nampong, Rima-Putak (Tikhak), Miao, and Vijoynagar
  • Lower Siang district with headquarter in Likabali, from West Siang district and East Siang district
  • Itanagar district, from Papum Pare district. Sub-divisions: Tarasso, Balijan, Sangdupota, Banderdava, Itanagar, and Naharlagun.
  • Sagalee district, from Papum Pare district. Sub-divisions: Sagalee, Leporiang, Parang, and Mengio.
  • North Subansiri district, from Kurung Kumey (Sub-divisions of Sarli, Damin), Kra Daadi (Sub-division of Pipsorang/Longding Koling) and Upper Subansiri (Sub-divisions of Taksing, Limeking, Nacho, Siyum) districts.
  • Leparada district with headquarter in Basar
  • Hayuliang district, from Anjaw district (Sub-divisions of Hayuliang, Metengliang, Chaglagam, Goiliang) and northeastern parts of Tezu circle in Lohit district.

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