Brief About Papumpare 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.
