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	'''Lower Siang''' (Pron:/ˈsjæŋ or ˈsɪæŋ/) is one of the 25 administrative districts in the state of [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[India]]. The new district was carved out of [[West Siang district\|West Siang]] and [[East Siang district\|East Siang]] districts and declared operational on 22 September 2017 and became the 22nd district of Arunachal Pradesh.		'''Lower Siang district''' (Pron:/ˈsjæŋ or ˈsɪæŋ/) is one of the 25 administrative districts in the state of [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[India]]. The new district was carved out of [[West Siang district\|West Siang]] and [[East Siang district\|East Siang]] districts and declared operational on 22 September 2017 and became the 22nd district of Arunachal Pradesh.

	==History==		==History==
	The creation of Lower Siang district was approved by the Arunachal Pradesh government of [[Nabam Tuki]] on 21 March 2013.<ref name="ToI-4new-approved">{{cite web\|title=Arunachal clears bill for four new districts\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Arunachal-clears-bill-for-four-new-districts/articleshow/19120040.cms\|website=The Times of India\|date=22 March 2013}}</ref>		The creation of Lower Siang district was approved by the Arunachal Pradesh government of [[Nabam Tuki]] on 21 March 2013.<ref name="ToI-4new-approved">{{cite web\|title=Arunachal clears bill for four new districts\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Arunachal-clears-bill-for-four-new-districts/articleshow/19120040.cms\|website=The Times of India\|date=22 March 2013}}</ref>

	The [[Government of Arunachal Pradesh]] approved creation of Lower Siang along with three other new districts in January 2013. Its territory was carved out of [[West Siang district\|West Siang]] and [[East Siang district\|East Siang]] districts.<ref>{{cite news\|url=~~http~~://~~articles.~~timesofindia.indiatimes.com/~~2013-01-16~~/guwahati/~~36373386_1_new~~-~~districts~~-~~changlang~~-~~west~~-~~siang~~\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130704113703/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-16/guwahati/36373386_1_new-districts-changlang-west-siang\|url-status=~~dead~~\|archive-date=2013-07-04\|title=Arunachal to get four new districts\|date=2013-01-16\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|~~accessdate~~=2013-01-16}}</ref>		The [[Government of Arunachal Pradesh]] approved creation of Lower Siang along with three other new districts in January 2013. Its territory was carved out of [[West Siang district\|West Siang]] and [[East Siang district\|East Siang]] districts.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Arunachal-to-get-four-new-districts/articleshow/18041666.cms\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130704113703/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-16/guwahati/36373386_1_new-districts-changlang-west-siang\|url-status=live\|archive-date=2013-07-04\|title=Arunachal to get four new districts\|date=2013-01-16\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|access-date=2013-01-16}}</ref>

	The official formation of Lower Siang was delayed over disagreement upon the location of its headquarters.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140808/jsp/northeast/story_18696898.jsp#.VC6lWL7PYTM \|title=New district \|date= 8 August 2014 \|work= [[The Telegraph (Calcutta)\|The Telegraph]]\|accessdate=3 October 2014}}</ref> On 22 September 2017 the commencement of operation of Lower Siang district, with [[Likabali]] as the temporary headquarters, was approved by the government led by Chief Minister [[Pema Khandu]].<ref name="TelInd-starts">{{cite web\|last1=Lepcha\|first1=Damien\|title=Lower Siang starts functioning\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170923/jsp/northeast/story_174524.jsp\|website=The Telegraph India\|date=23 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Khandu Cabinet approves Operation of Lower Siang District with HQ Likabali\|url=http://arunachal24.in/khandu-cabinet-approves-operation-of-lower-siang-district-with-hq-likabali/\|website=Arunachal24.in\|date=22 September 2017}}</ref>		The official formation of Lower Siang was delayed over disagreement upon the location of its headquarters.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140808/jsp/northeast/story_18696898.jsp#.VC6lWL7PYTM \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006083407/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140808/jsp/northeast/story_18696898.jsp#.VC6lWL7PYTM \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=6 October 2014 \|title=New district \|date= 8 August 2014 \|work= [[The Telegraph (Calcutta)\|The Telegraph]]\|accessdate=3 October 2014}}</ref> On 22 September 2017 the commencement of operation of Lower Siang district, with [[Likabali]] as the temporary headquarters, was approved by the government led by Chief Minister [[Pema Khandu]].<ref name="TelInd-starts">{{cite web\|last1=Lepcha\|first1=Damien\|title=Lower Siang starts functioning\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170923/jsp/northeast/story_174524.jsp\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032925/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170923/jsp/northeast/story_174524.jsp\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=1 December 2017\|website=The Telegraph India\|date=23 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Khandu Cabinet approves Operation of Lower Siang District with HQ Likabali\|url=http://arunachal24.in/khandu-cabinet-approves-operation-of-lower-siang-district-with-hq-likabali/\|website=Arunachal24.in\|date=22 September 2017}}</ref> On 16 March the Arunachal assembly selected Siji as the headquarters.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-03-16 \|title=Arunachal: Siji is selected for permanent dist hq of Lower Siang \|url=https://arunachal24.in/arunachal-siji-is-selected-for-permanent-dist-hq-of-lower-siang/ \|website=arunachal24.in \|language=en-IN}}</ref>

	==Administration==		==Administration==
	The Lower Siang District is composed of [[~~Kangku~~\|Likabali and Nari-Koyu Assembly Constituencies]].		The Lower Siang District is composed of [[Likabali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Likabali]] and [[Nari-Koyu (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Nari-Koyu]] Assembly Constituencies.

	== Demographics ==		== Demographics ==
	~~The Galo~~ population ~~is estimated at 80~~,~~597~~ (~~2001 census~~), ~~which~~, ~~if accurate, would make them one~~ of the ~~most populous tribes of~~ [[Arunachal Pradesh]].		Lower Siang had a population of 22,630. Scheduled Tribes make up 17,865 (78.94%).<ref name="districtcensus1">{{Cite journal \|title=West Siang \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/12/1206_PART_A_DCHB_WEST%20SIANG.pdf \|journal=2011 Census of India \|series=District Census Handbooks - Arunachal Pradesh \|publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref><ref name="districtcensus2">{{Cite journal \|title=East Siang \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/12/1207_PART_A_DCHB_EAST%20SIANG.pdf \|journal=2011 Census of India \|series=District Census Handbooks - Arunachal Pradesh \|publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref>

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			\|title=Religions in Lower Siang district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web \|title=C-16 Population By Religion – Arunachal Pradesh\|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW00C-01%20MDDS.XLS \|website=census.gov.in \|publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref>
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			{{bar percent\|[[Hinduism]]\|darkorange\|19.05}}
			{{bar percent\|[[Islam]]\|green\|0.99}}
			{{bar percent\|Other or not stated\|black\|0.69}}
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	===Languages===		===Languages===
	~~Language spoken is~~ [[Gallong language\|Galo]], ~~an endangered~~ [[~~Sino-Tibetan languages~~\|~~Sino-Tibetan~~]] ~~tongue with approximately 80~~,~~597~~ (~~2001 census~~) ~~speakers~~.~~<ref name='ethnogalo'>{{cite encyclopedia~~ \| ~~editor = M~~. ~~Paul Lewis~~ \| ~~encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World~~ \| ~~title = Galo: A~~ language ~~of India~~ \| ~~url =~~ http://www.~~ethnologue~~.~~com~~/~~show_language~~.~~asp?code=adl \| accessdate =~~ 2011~~-09-28 \| edition = 16th \| year = 2009 \| publisher = SIL International \| location = Dallas~~, ~~Texas}}~~</ref>		At the time of the 2011 census, 71.98% of the population spoke [[Gallong language\|Galo]], 5.14% [[Nepali language\|Nepali]], 3.84% [[Boro language (India)\|Bodo]], 3.60% [[Adi people#Language\|Adi]], 3.23% [[Bengali language\|Bengali]], 2.55% [[Assamese language\|Assamese]], 2.26% [[Hindi]], 2.23% [[Mising language\|Adi Miniyong]] and 1.25% [[Mising language\|Mishing]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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'''Lower Siang''' (Pron:/ˈsjæŋ or ˈsɪæŋ/) is one of the 25 administrative districts in the state of [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[India]]. The new district was carved out of [[West Siang district|West Siang]] and [[East Siang district|East Siang]] districts and declared operational on 22 September 2017 and became the 22nd district of Arunachal Pradesh.

==History==
The creation of Lower Siang district was approved by the Arunachal Pradesh government of [[Nabam Tuki]] on 21 March 2013.<ref name="ToI-4new-approved">{{cite web|title=Arunachal clears bill for four new districts|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Arunachal-clears-bill-for-four-new-districts/articleshow/19120040.cms|website=The Times of India|date=22 March 2013}}</ref>

The [[Government of Arunachal Pradesh]] approved creation of Lower Siang along with three other new districts in January 2013. Its territory was carved out of [[West Siang district|West Siang]] and [[East Siang district|East Siang]] districts.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-16/guwahati/36373386_1_new-districts-changlang-west-siang|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130704113703/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-16/guwahati/36373386_1_new-districts-changlang-west-siang|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-07-04|title=Arunachal to get four new districts|date=2013-01-16|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=2013-01-16}}</ref>

The official formation of Lower Siang was delayed over disagreement upon the location of its headquarters.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140808/jsp/northeast/story_18696898.jsp#.VC6lWL7PYTM |title=New district |date= 8 August 2014 |work= [[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|accessdate=3 October 2014}}</ref> On 22 September 2017 the commencement of operation of Lower Siang district, with [[Likabali]] as the temporary headquarters, was approved by the government led by Chief Minister [[Pema Khandu]].<ref name="TelInd-starts">{{cite web|last1=Lepcha|first1=Damien|title=Lower Siang starts functioning|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170923/jsp/northeast/story_174524.jsp|website=The Telegraph India|date=23 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Khandu Cabinet approves Operation of Lower Siang District with HQ Likabali|url=http://arunachal24.in/khandu-cabinet-approves-operation-of-lower-siang-district-with-hq-likabali/|website=Arunachal24.in|date=22 September 2017}}</ref>

==Administration==
The Lower Siang District is composed of [[Kangku|Likabali and Nari-Koyu Assembly Constituencies]].

== Demographics ==
The Galo population is estimated at 80,597 (2001 census), which, if accurate, would make them one of the most populous tribes of [[Arunachal Pradesh]].

===Languages===
Language spoken is [[Gallong language|Galo]], an endangered [[Sino-Tibetan languages|Sino-Tibetan]] tongue with approximately 80,597 (2001 census) speakers.<ref name='ethnogalo'>{{cite encyclopedia | editor = M. Paul Lewis | encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World | title = Galo: A language of India | url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=adl | accessdate = 2011-09-28 | edition = 16th | year = 2009 | publisher = SIL International | location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Geographic location
|Centre = Lower Siang district
|North = [[West Siang district]]
|Northwest = [[Upper Subansiri district]]
|East = [[East Siang district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Dhemaji district]], Assam
|Southwest =
|West = [[Lower Subansiri district]]
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