Outline of Arunachal Pradesh

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'''[[Arunachal Pradesh]]''' – northeasternmost state of the Republic of India. Geographically, it is the largest among the North-east Indian states commonly known as the Seven Sister States. As in other parts of Northeast India, the people native to the state trace their origins to the Tibeto-Burman people. Arunachal Pradesh has close to 61,000 square kilometres of forests, and forest products are the next most significant sector of the economy. Among the crops grown here are rice, maize, millet, wheat, pulses, sugarcane, ginger, and oilseeds. Arunachal is also ideal for horticulture and fruit orchards. Its major industries are rice mills, fruit preservation and processing units, and handloom handicrafts. [[Sawmill]]s and plywood trades are prohibited under law.<ref>[http://www.thisismyindia.com/arunachal-pradesh/arunachal-pradesh-economy.html Arunachal Pradesh Economy], ''This Is My India''</ref>
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== General reference ==

=== Names ===
* Common name: [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
** [[International Phonetic Alphabet|Pronunciation]]: {{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɑːr|ə|ˌ|n|ɑː|tʃ|əl|_|p|r|ə|ˈ|d|ɛ|ʃ}}
* Previously known as:
** [[North-East Frontier Agency]]
** [[Union Territory]] of Arunachal Pradesh (20 January 1972 to 20 February 1987.)
* [[States and territories of India|Official name]]: Arunachal Pradesh
* [[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Indian states and territories|Adjectival]](s): Arunachali
* [[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Indian states and territories|Demonym]](s): Arunachalis
* Abbreviations and name codes
** [[ISO 3166-2:IN#Current codes|ISO 3166-2 code: IN-AR]]

=== Rankings (amongst India's states and union territories) ===

* [[India states ranked by population|by population]]: 31st
* [[List of states and territories of India by area|by area]] (2011 census): 15th
* [[Indian states and territories ranking by crime rate|by crime rate]] (2016): 17th
* [[List of Indian states by GDP|by gross domestic product (GDP)]] (2014): 27th
*[[List of Indian states and territories by Human Development Index|by Human Development Index (HDI)(2017)]]: 24th
*[[List of Indian states by life expectancy at birth|by life expectancy at birth]]:
*[[Indian states ranking by literacy rate|by literacy rate (2011 census)]]: 34th

== Geography of Arunachal Pradesh ==

[[Geography of Arunachal Pradesh]]
* Arunachal Pradesh is: an [[Indian state]], one of the [[Seven Sister States]]
* [[Population of Arunachal Pradesh]]: 1,382,611
* [[Area of Arunachal Pradesh]]: 83,743 km2 (32,333 sq mi)
* [[:commons:Atlas of Arunachal Pradesh|Atlas of Arunachal Pradesh]]

=== Location of Arunachal Pradesh ===
* Arunachal Pradesh is situated within the following regions:
** [[Northern Hemisphere]]
** [[Eastern Hemisphere]]
*** [[Eurasia]]
**** [[Asia]]
***** [[South Asia]]
****** [[India]]
******* [[Northeast India]]
* [[Time zone]](s): [[Indian Standard Time|Indian Standard Time (IST)]] ([[UTC+05:30]])

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Arunachal Pradesh
|North = {{flagicon|China}} [[Tibet Autonomous Region]], China
|Northeast =
|East = {{flagicon|Burma}} [[Kachin State]], Burma
|Southeast = {{flagicon|Burma}} [[Sagaing Region]], Burma
|South = [[Nagaland]]
|Southwest = [[Assam]]
|West = {{flagicon|Bhutan}} [[Dzongdey#Zone Statistics|Eastern Zone]], Bhutan
|Northwest =
}}

=== Environment of Arunachal Pradesh ===

* [[Climate of Arunachal Pradesh]]
* [[Topography of Arunachal Pradesh]]
* Biome types in Arunachal Pradesh
** [[Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests|Tropical and Sub-tropical forests]]
** [[Temperate forest]]
** [[Pine trees|Pine forests]]
** [[Subalpine forest]]
* Wildlife of Arunachal Pradesh
** Flora of Arunachal Pradesh

==== Natural geographic features of Arunachal Pradesh ====

* Hills in Arunachal Pradesh
** [[Patkai]]
* Mountains in Arunachal Pradesh
** [[Himalayas]]
* Rivers in Arunachal Pradesh
** [[Dibang River]]
** [[Kameng River]]
** [[Lohit River]]
** [[Tirap River]]
**[[Subansiri River]]

==== Protected areas of Arunachal Pradesh ====

* [[Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary]]
* [[Dihang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve]]
* [[Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary]]
* [[Kameng Elephant Reserve]]
* [[Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary]]
* Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary
* [[Mouling National Park]]
* [[Namdapha National Park]]
* [[Sessa Orchid Sanctuary]]
* [[Talley Valley Wildlife Sanctuary]]

=== Regions of Arunachal Pradesh ===

==== Ecoregions of Arunachal Pradesh ====
* [[Brahmaputra Valley semi-evergreen forests]]
* [[Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests]]
* [[Eastern Himalaya subalpine conifer forests]]
* [[Northeastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests]]
* [[Eastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows]]

==== Administrative divisions of Arunachal Pradesh ====

===== Districts of Arunachal Pradesh =====

* [[List of districts of Arunachal Pradesh|Districts of Arunachal Pradesh]]
*# [[Tawang district]]
*# [[West Kameng district]]
*# [[East Kameng district]]
*# [[Pakke-Kessang district]]
*# [[Papum Pare district]]
*# [[Kurung Kumey district]]
*# [[Kra Daadi district]]
*# [[Lower Subansiri district]]
*# [[Upper Subansiri district]]
*# [[West Siang district]]
*# [[Siang district]]
*# [[Upper Siang district]]
*# [[Lower Siang district]]
*# [[Lepa-Rada district]]
*# [[Shi-Yomi district]]
*# [[East Siang district]]
*# [[Lower Dibang Valley district]]
*# [[Upper Dibang Valley district]]
*# [[Lohit district]]
*# [[Anjaw district]]
*# [[Namsai district]]
*# [[Changlang district]]
*# [[Tirap district]]
*# [[Longding district]]
*# [[Kamle district]]

===== Municipalities of Arunachal Pradesh =====

[[List of cities and towns in Arunachal Pradesh|Cities and towns in Arunachal Pradesh]]
* [[Capital city|Capital]] of Arunachal Pradesh: [[Itanagar]]
* [[Along, Arunachal Pradesh|Along]]
* [[Bomdila]]
* [[Daporijo]]
* [[Naharlagun]]
* [[Pasighat]]
* [[Seppa]]
* [[Tawang]]
* [[Tezu]]
* [[Ziro]]

== Demographics of Arunachal Pradesh ==

{{IndiaCensusPop
| title= Population Growth
| 1961= 337000
| 1971= 468000
| 1981= 632000
| 1991= 865000
| 2001= 1098000
| 2011= 1382611
| estimate=
| estyear=
| estref=
| footnote=Source:Census of India<ref name="Census Population">{{cite web|url=http://indiabudget.nic.in/es2006-07/chapt2007/tab97.pdf|title=Census Population|work=Census of India|publisher=Ministry of Finance India|accessdate=18 December 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219073658/http://indiabudget.nic.in/es2006-07/chapt2007/tab97.pdf|archivedate=19 December 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> <br />First ever census was carried out in 1961.
}}
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| thumb = right
| caption = Languages of Arunachal Pradesh in 2001<ref name="Census of India">{{cite web |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_Data_Online/Language/parta.htm |title=Distribution of the 22 Scheduled Languages |work=Census of India |publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |year=2001 |accessdate=4 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="censusindia.gov.in">{{cite web |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_data_finder/A_Series/Total_population.htm |title=Census Reference Tables, A-Series - Total Population |work=Census of India |publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |year=2001 |accessdate=4 January 2014}}</ref><ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_Data_Online/Language/partb.htm] Census 2011 Non scheduled languages</ref>
| label1 = Nyishi
| value1 = 18.94
| color1 = Green
| label2 = Adi
| value2 = 17.57
| color2 = Purple
| label3 = Bengali
| value3 = 8.8
| color3 = Yellow
| label4 = Nepali
| value4 = 8.5
| color4 = Red
| label5 = Hindi
| value5 = 7.3
| color5 = Blue
| label6 = Assamese
| value6 = 4.6
| color6 = Brown
| label7 = Monpa
| value7 = 5.1
| color7 = Violet
| label8 = Wancho
| value8 = 4.3
| color8 = Pink
| label9 = Tangsa
| value9 = 3.1
| color9 = Magenta
| label10 = Mishmi
| value10 = 3.1
| color10 = Black
| label11 = Mishing
| value11 = 3.0
| color11 = Indigo
| label12 = Nocte
| value12 = 2.9
| color12 = Grey
| label13 = Other
| value13 = 11.5
| color13 = White
}}

[[Demographics of Arunachal Pradesh]] – according to the 2011 census of India, the total population of Arunachal Pradesh is 13,82,611, of which 21,201,678 (50.54%) are male and 20,745,680 (49.46%) are female, or 978 females per 1000 males.

=== Religion demographics of Arunachal Pradesh ===

Religion demographics of Arunachal Pradesh – according to the 2011 Indian Census, the religions of Arunachal Pradesh break down as follows:<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web | title = Census of India – Religious Composition | publisher = Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs | date =
| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html | doi = | accessdate = 27 August 2015}}</ref>

* Christian: 418,732 (30.26%)
* Hindu: 401,876 (29.04%)
* Others (mostly [[Donyi-Polo]]): 362,553 (26.2%)
* Buddhist: 162,815 (11.76%)
* Muslim: 27,045 (1.9%)
* [[Sikhism|Sikh]]: 1,865 (0.1%)
* [[Jainism|Jain]]: 216 (<0.1%)

=== Language demographics of Arunachal Pradesh ===

Language demographics of Arunachal Pradesh – Arunachal Pradesh is one of the linguistically richest and most diverse regions in all of Asia, being home to at least 30 and possibly as many as 50 distinct languages in addition to innumerable dialects and subdialects thereof.

== Government and politics of Arunachal Pradesh ==

[[Politics of Arunachal Pradesh]]

* [[Form of government]]: [[Indian state government]] ([[parliamentary system]] of [[representative democracy]])
* [[Capital (political)|Capital]] of Arunachal Pradesh: [[Itanagar]]
* [[Elections in Arunachal Pradesh]]
** [[1978 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]
** [[1980 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]
** [[2004 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]
**[[2009 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]
**[[2014 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]];

=== Union government in Arunachal Pradesh ===
* [[Indian general election, 2009 (Arunachal Pradesh)]]
* [[Indian general election, 2014 (Arunachal Pradesh)]]
* Congressional representation of Arunachal Pradesh
** [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Arunachal Pradesh|Rajya Sabha members from Arunachal Pradesh]]
** [[Arunachal East (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
** [[Arunachal West (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
** [[Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee]]

==== Indian military in Arunachal Pradesh ====

* [[Arunachal Scouts]]

=== Branches of the government of Arunachal Pradesh ===

[[Government of Arunachal Pradesh]]

==== Executive branch of the government of Arunachal Pradesh ====

* [[Head of state]]: [[Governor of Arunachal Pradesh]],
** [[Raj Bhavan (Arunachal Pradesh)|Raj Bhavan]] – official residence of the Governor
* [[Head of government]]: [[Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh]],
* Departments and agencies of Arunachal Pradesh
** [[Department of Environment and Forest of Arunachal Pradesh]]
** [[Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission]]

==== Legislative branch of the government of Arunachal Pradesh ====

[[Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
* [[List of constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]

==== Judicial branch of the government of Arunachal Pradesh ====

* [[Gauhati High Court]]

=== Law and order in Arunachal Pradesh ===

* [[Law enforcement in Arunachal Pradesh]]
** [[Arunachal Pradesh Police]]

== History of Arunachal Pradesh ==

[[History of Arunachal Pradesh]]

=== History of Arunachal Pradesh, by period ===

==== Prehistoric Arunachal Pradesh ====

==== Ancient Arunachal Pradesh ====

==== Medieval Arunachal Pradesh ====
History of Arunachal Pradesh[edit]
History of Arunachal Pradesh

History of Arunachal Pradesh, by period[edit]
Prehistoric Arunachal Pradesh[edit]
Ancient Arunachal Pradesh[edit]
Medieval Arunachal Pradesh[edit]
Colonial Arunachal Pradesh[edit]
Contemporary Arunachal Pradesh[edit]
North-East Frontier Agency (1951 to 20 January 1972) – part of Assam
Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh (20 January 1972 to 20 February 1987.)
History of Arunachal Pradesh, by region[edit]
Historical places in Arunachal Pradesh[edit]
Gomsi
Ita Fort

==== Colonial Arunachal Pradesh ====

==== Contemporary Arunachal Pradesh ====

* [[North-East Frontier Agency]] (1951 to 20 January 1972) – part of [[Assam]]
* [[Union Territory]] of Arunachal Pradesh (20 January 1972 to 20 February 1987.)

=== History of Arunachal Pradesh, by region ===

==== Historical places in Arunachal Pradesh ====

* [[Gomsi]]
* [[Ita Fort]]

=== History of Arunachal Pradesh, by subject ===

== Culture of Arunachal Pradesh ==

[[Culture of Arunachal Pradesh]]
* [[Architecture of Arunachal Pradesh]]
* [[Cuisine of Arunachal Pradesh]]
* [[Languages of Arunachal Pradesh]]
** [[Language isolates and independent language families in Arunachal]]
* Monuments in Arunachal Pradesh
** [[List of Monuments of National Importance in Arunachal Pradesh|Monuments of National Importance in Arunachal Pradesh]]
** [[List of State Protected Monuments in Arunachal Pradesh|State Protected Monuments in Arunachal Pradesh]]
* World Heritage Sites in Arunachal Pradesh

=== Art in Arunachal Pradesh ===

* [[Music of Arunachal Pradesh]]

=== People of Arunachal Pradesh ===

[[People of Arunachal Pradesh]]
* [[List of people from Arunachal Pradesh|People from Arunachal Pradesh]]

=== Religion in Arunachal Pradesh ===

[[Religion in Arunachal Pradesh]]
* [[Christianity in Arunachal Pradesh]]

=== Sports in Arunachal Pradesh ===

[[Sports in Arunachal Pradesh]]
* [[Cricket in Arunachal Pradesh]]
** [[Arunachal Pradesh Cricket Association]]
* [[Football in Arunachal Pradesh]]
** [[Arunachal Pradesh Football Association]]
** [[Arunachal Pradesh football team]]

=== Symbols of Arunachal Pradesh ===

[[Symbols of Indian states and territories#Arunachal Pradesh|Symbols of Arunachal Pradesh]]
* State Bird: [[Hornbill]]
* State Flower: [[Rhynchostylis gigantea|Foxtail Orchid]]
* State Animal: [[Gayal]] (AKA mithun)
* State Tree: [[Dipterocarpus macrocarpus|Hollong]]

== Economy and infrastructure of Arunachal Pradesh ==

[[Economy of Arunachal Pradesh]]
* [[Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh]]
* Transport in Arunachal Pradesh
** Roads in Arunachal Pradesh
*** Highways in Arunachal Pradesh
*** Proposed roads
**** [[East-West Industrial Corridor Highway, Arunachal Pradesh]]
****

== Education in Arunachal Pradesh ==

[[Education in Arunachal Pradesh]]
* [[List of institutions of higher education in Arunachal Pradesh|Institutions of higher education in Arunachal Pradesh]]
** [[National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh]]
* [[All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union]]

== See also ==

* [[Outline of India]]
*Fact about Arunachal Pradesh

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Sister project links|voy=Arunachal Pradesh|Arunachal Pradesh}}
{{wikiatlas|Arunachal Pradesh}}
*{{Official website|http://arunachalpradesh.nic.in/}}
* [http://arunachaltourism.com/ Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh] (Official)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101001034140/http://www1.american.edu/ted/ice/india-china.htm Arunachal Pradesh Territorial Dispute between India and China], [[Inventory of Conflict and Environment]]
* [http://reviewne.com/ reviewNE – all things North East India]
* [http://std-codes.in/stdcodes-of-Arunachal-Pradesh.html STD Codes of Arunachal Pradesh]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160601053941/http://www.rogerblench.info/Language/South%20Asia/NEI/General/Lingres/NEIlingres.htm Languages of Arunachal Pradesh (Roger Blench)]

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