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List of districts of Arunachal Pradesh

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As of February 2024, the Indian state Arunachal Pradesh comprised 27 districts,[1] not including Itanagar capital complex,[2] with more districts proposed.[3] Most of the districts are inhabited by various tribal groups. The latest and presently valid official map of districts of Arunachal Pradesh, after the most recent new districts were last announced on 30 August 2018, is in the external links.

History

Year of formation of districts in Arunachal Pradesh
1965 [5] Kameng, Subansiri, Siang, Lohit and Tirap
1980 [9] Lower Subansiri, Upper Subansiri, Lohit, Dibang Valley, East Siang, West Siang, East Kameng, West Kameng, Tirap
1984 [10] Tawang
1987 [11] Changlang
1992 [12] Papum Pare
1994 [13] Upper Siang
2001 [14, 15] Kurung Kumey, Lower Dibang Valley
2004 [16] Anjaw
2012 [17] Longding
2014 [18] Namsai
2015 [19, 20] Kra Daadi, Siang
2017 [21, 22] Lower Siang, Kamle
2018 [23-25-26] Pakke-Kessang, Lepa-Rada, Shi-Yomi
2024 [27, 28] Bichom[2] Keyi Panyor[2]
Numbers in brackets represent total number of districts in the state
  • In September 1965, when control of the North-East Frontier Agency was transferred to the Ministry of Home Affairs, its five divisions, Kameng, Subansiri, Siang, Lohit and Tirap each became districts. Over the next few years many new districts were created out of the original five:
  • On 13 May 1980 Subansiri district was bifurcated into two districts: Lower Subansiri district and Upper Subansiri district. Upper Subansiri district comprised the area occupied by the erstwhile Daporijo sub-division and Lower Subansiri district comprised the rest of the area occupied by the erstwhile Subansiri district.[4]
  • On 1 June 1980,
  1. The erstwhile Lohit district was divided into two districts: Lohit district and Dibang Valley district.[5]
  2. Siang district was bifurcated into two districts: East Siang district and West Siang district.[6]
  3. Seppa and Bomdila sub-divisions of the Kameng district were transformed into East Kameng district and West Kameng district, respectively.[7][8]
  • On 6 October 1984, Tawang district was separated from East Kameng district.[9]
  • In 1987, the erstwhile Tirap district was divided into two districts: Tirap district and Changlang district.[10]
  • On 22 September 1992, the erstwhile Lower Subansiri district was again bifurcated into Lower Subansiri district and Papum Pare district.[11]
  • On 23 November 1994, Upper Siang district was split from East Siang district.[12]
  • On 1 April 2001, Kurung Kumey district was carved out from the erstwhile Lower Subansiri district.[13]
  • On 16 December 2001, Dibang Valley district was bifurcated into Dibang Valley district and Lower Dibang Valley district.[5]
  • On 16 February 2004, Anjaw district was carved out from the erstwhile Lohit district.[14]
  • On 19 March 2012, Longding district was carved out from the erstwhile Tirap district.[15]
  • On 25 November 2014, Namsai district was carved out from the erstwhile Lohit district.[16]
  • On 7 February 2015, Kra Daadi district was carved out from the erstwhile Kurung Kumey district.[17]
  • On 27 November 2015, a new Siang district was carved out from parts of East Siang and West Siang districts.[18]
  • On 22 September 2017, Lower Siang district, was carved out of West Siang and East Siang districts.[19][20][21]
  • On 4 December 2017, a new district called Kamle district was created from Lower Subansiri District and Upper Subansiri District, with its headquarters to be located in Raga.[22] It comprises the administrative circles of Raga (which will be the district HQ), Kumporijo and Dollungmukh circles from Lower Subansiri District.[3] The administrative circles taken from Upper Subansiri District will be Gepen Circle, Puchigeko Circle, Daporijo Sadar which falls under 25 Raga Constituency including Ligu and Liruk demarcation from Sigen Subansiri confluence in Single Administrative Unit.[citation needed]
  • On 30 August 2018, following 3 new districts were formed:
  1. Pakke-Kesang carved out of East Kameng district with five administrative units namely Pakke-Kessang, Seijosa, Pijiriang, Passa Valley and Dissingn Passo with district headquarters at Lemmi.
  2. Lepa-Rada created by bifurcating the Lower Siang district with headquarters at Basar and 4 administrative units namely Tirbin, Basar, Daring and Sago.
  3. Shi-Yomi created by bifurcating the West Siang district with its headquarters at Tato and 4 administrative units namely Mechuka, Tato, Pidi and Manigong.[23]
  • On 7 February 2024, following 2 new districts were formed:
  1. Bichom from 20 villages from West Kameng and 11 from East Kameng district.[2] It entails 3 circles – Bana, Richikrong and Lada – where Aka and Nyishi tribes live.[citation needed]
  2. Keyi Panyor with 195 villages carved out from Lower Subansiri district and will also include Ter Gapin and Sam Sath area.[2]

Administrative divisions

Historical

In some contexts, the state was categorized into five older divisional groupings based on river basins and geography:

Divisions of Arunachal Pradesh

Present

Arunachal Pradesh is primarily organized into administrative divisions, each headed by a divisional commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service(IAS) and a deputy inspector general of police, an officer belonging to the Indian Police Service(IPS).

More information Sl. No., Division ...
Sl. No. Division Headquarters Coverage Districts
1 West Division Yazali (Lower Subansiri) Western mountainous and foothills regions
2 Central Division Siang Siang and Subansiri river basins
3 East Division Namsai Eastern river basins and border regions near Myanmar
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Districts

Itanagar capital complex

Itanagar capital complex is administered by its own Deputy Commissioner,[24] and contains the three circles of Itanagar, Naharlagun, and Banderdewa.[25][26] In January 2013 the Arunachal Pradesh government approved in principle the creation of a "Capital district".[27] The capital complex is currently treated as its own district by some government departments, the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises for example,[28] and the Arunachal Pradesh State portal in particular.[2] But the Arunachal Pradesh reorganization of district Act of 1980 with the latest amendments from 2024 does not list Itanagar capital complex as a district.[29][30]

List of Districts

Districts of Arunachal Pradesh since 2018
Legend： Capital Year created 2018 Year created 2017 Year created 2015 Created before 2015

The districts of Arunachal Pradesh state are administrative geographical units, each headed by a deputy commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service and a superintendent of police, an officer belonging to the Indian Police Service.

List of districts is as follows:[31]

More information Sl No, Code ...
Sl No Code District Headquarters Population
(2011)[32]		 Area
(km2)		 Density
(/km2)		 Year
created		 Map
1AJAnjawHawai21,0896,19032004
2Bichom[2]Napangphung9,7102,897122024
3CHChanglangChanglang147,9514,662321987
4Dibang ValleyAnini7,9489,12912001
5EKEast KamengSeppa78,4134,134191980
6ESEast SiangPasighat99,0194,005251980
7KamleRaga22,256[22]200111.282017
8Keyi PanyorYachuli2024
9Kra DaadiJamin22,2902,202102015
10Kurung KumeyKoloriang89,7178,818102001
11Lepa-RadaBasar2018
12ELLohitTezu145,5382,402611980
13LDLongdingLongding60,000[33]1,200[33]50[33]2012
14UDLower Dibang ValleyRoing53,9863,900142001
15Lower SiangLikabali80,5972017
16LBLower SubansiriZiro82,8393,460241980
17NamsaiNamsai95,9501,587602014
18Pakke-KessangLemmi2018
19PAPapum PareYupia176,3852,875611992
20Shi-YomiTato13,3102,8754.62018
21SiangBoleng31,9202,919112015
22TATawangTawang Town49,9502,085241984
23TITirapKhonsa111,9752,362471965
24USUpper SiangYingkiong33,1466,18851994
25UBUpper SubansiriDaporijo83,2057,032121980
26WKWest KamengBomdila87,0137,422121980
27WSWest SiangAalo112,2728,325121980
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Proposals for new districts

Several local movements and political representatives have proposed the creation of new administrative districts across Arunachal Pradesh to address challenges related to geographical isolation, border management, and administrative accessibility.

More information Proposed District, Proposed HQ ...
List of Proposed Districts in Arunachal Pradesh Grouped by Current District
Proposed District Proposed HQ Expected Area of Jurisdiction and Rationale
Proposed from Tawang
Zemithang Zemithang Located northwest of Tawang town, near the India-Tibet-Bhutan tri-junction. Proposed to improve border area administration.
Lumla Lumla Located west of Tawang town, near the Bhutan border.
Mago Mago Located east of Tawang town and north of Nafra.
Proposed from West Kameng
Semteng Semteng Located on the southeastern border of Bhutan, west of Shergaon and Bomdila.
Sangti Sangti Located in the Sangti Valley, northeast of Bomdila.
Proposed from Kurung Kumey (and adjacent districts)
North Subansiri Sarli Proposed to be carved from three existing districts along the northern Indo-China border: entailing Sarli and Damin (from Kurung Kumey), Pipsorang and Longding Koling (from Kra Daadi), and Taksing, Limeking, Nacho, and Siyum (from Upper Subansiri). Located west of Koloriang.[citation needed]
Kumey Patuk Proposed from Kurung Kumey district, covering an estimated population of 12,000 across the Damin, Parsi-Parlo, and Panja-Sing circles. Located east of Sarli and Koloriang.[34]
Chulla Chulla Situated within the Kurung Kumey administrative boundaries.
Proposed from Papum Pare
Sagalee Sagalee Proposed to entail the existing sub-divisions of Sagalee, Leporiang, Parang, and Mengio.[34]
Proposed from Upper Subansiri
Limeking Limeking Located northwest of Nacho.
Sinalita Nacho Comprising the administrative circles of Siyum, Nacho, Limeking, and Taksing in the northern section of Upper Subansiri.
Proposed from Shi Yomi
Mechuka Mechuka Located in the existing Shi Yomi district, east of Nacho.
Monigong Monigong Located east of Mechuka and west of Tuting.
Proposed from Upper Siang
Tuting Tuting Expected to include the Singa, Gelling, Paling, Miging, and Tuting circles along the India-China border and the Yarlung Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra).[34]
Sinik (Singa) Singa Located southeast of Tuting towards Anini, along the India-China border.[34]
Proposed from Dibang Valley
Asunli Asunli Western part of the district, west of Anini towards Tuting and Singa.
Engolin Engolin Northern part of the district, north of Mipi and Anini.
Malinye Malinye Eastern part of the district, southeast of Anini and east of Etalin towards Chaglagam (north of Fish Tail-II).
Esuli (Yamne-Sikang)[34] Esuli Southern part of the district, located along the Sikang (Dibang) river, approximately 180 km south of Anini and 145 km north of Roing. The proposed headquarters sits near the confluence of tributary rivers along the under-construction Arunachal Frontier Highway.
Proposed from Anjaw
Chaglagam Chaglagam Northwestern part of Anjaw district, immediately south of Fish Tail-II.
Hayuliang Hayuliang Southwestern part of Anjaw district.
Dong Dong Northeastern part of Anjaw district, including Kibithu.
Proposed from Changlang
Vijaynagar Vijoynagar Includes the Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve.
Diyun Diyun Located between the Namsai district headquarters and Miao.
Jairampur Jairampur Southwest of Diyun, on the border with Assam.
Nampong Nampong Located near the Pangsau Pass on the border with Myanmar along NH-3155 (Ledo Road).
Rima Miao Proposed in 2017 to entail the subdivisions of Diyun, Bordumsa, Kharsang, Jairampur, Nampong, Rima-Putak (Tikhak), Miao, and Vijoynagar. However, the proposal faced unanimous opposition from the Changlang People's Forum.[35][36]
Proposed from Tirap
Borduria Borduria Located approximately 10 km north of the Tirap district headquarters in Khonsa.[34]
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