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Country
  
India

Headquarters
  
Pangin

State
  
Arunachal Pradesh

Siang district East Siang District Map

Inauguration of siang district pangin 1


Siang District is the 20th newly created district of Arunachal Pradesh State, India. It is predominantly inhabited by Adi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh. This new district was created by bifurcating West Siang and East Siang districts of Arunachal Pradesh consisting of 32-Rumgong-Kaying and 35-Boleng-Pangin Constituencies. It come into existence on 27th November 2015 when Chief Minister Nabam Tuki inaugurated it at Pangin. The name of the district is derived from the mighty "Siang' river. The main administrative centres which falls under the district are Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADCs) Rumgong, Kaying and Boleng. Presently ,it has 9 Zilla Parishad members i.e.: Jomlo Mobuk, Rumgong, Kaying, Payum, Boleng, Riga, Rebo-Perging, Pangin, and Kebang. Pangin is the temporary headquarter of the district.

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Siang district Upper Siang District Map

Yingkiong town in the upper siang district of arunachal pradesh


Location

Siang district West Siang Tehsil Map Circles in West Siang

Geographically, Siang District is located almost in the centre of the Siang belt of Arunachal Pradesh. Pangin is about 80 km from Pasighat, 30 km from Along and 22 km from Boleng.

Languages

Adi(A Sino-Tibetan language) is the language spoken by the people of this district.

Administrative Divisions

The district has 4 Sub-Divisions

Siang district District West Siang West Siang District West Siang District Map

  • Boleng Sub-Division: Circles of Boleng, Riga, Rebo-Perging
  • Pangin Sub-Division: Circles of Pangin, Kebang
  • Rumgong Sub-Division: Circles of Jomlo Mobuk, Rumgong
  • Kaying Sub-Division: Circles of Kaying, Payum
  • Assembly Consistuencies

    There are 2 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituencies located in this district:

  • Rumgong-Kaying (32) - Arunachal West Lok Sabha Constituency
  • Pangin-Boleng (35) - Arunachal East Lok Sabha Constituency

  • Siang district westsiangnicinimagesDCoffice1gif

    Siang district Upper Siang District Upper Siang District Map

    Siang district West Siang District West Siang District Map

    Siang district Upper Siang district Wikipedia

    Siang district Upper Siang District Upper Siang District Map

    Siang district HistoryofUpperSiangDistrictjpg

    References

    Siang district Wikipedia