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{{see also|Seppä}}
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'''Seppa''' (formerly known as '''Sepla''') is the headquarters of the [[East Kameng]] [[district]] in the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Arunachal Pradesh]] in [[India]]. ''Sapla'' means 'marshy' land in the local dialect. It lies on the bank of [[Kameng River]] and there is a [[helipad]] there.<ref>District Administration, Seppa, East Kameng at a Glance, Retrieved 10 May 2007
[http://eastkameng.nic.in/InBrief.htm#hpd Seppa Helipad] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031210045049/http://eastkameng.nic.in/InBrief.htm |date=10 December 2003 }}</ref> It is located {{convert|160|km|mi}} from [[Itanagar]] and {{convert|213|km|mi}} from [[Tezpur]] (Assam) connected by motorable road.<ref>Nandy S.N. (1998) ENVIS Bulletin - Himalayan Ecology & Development, vol. 6 No. 1, .[http://gbpihed.nic.in/envis/HTML/vol61/nandy.htm District Profile: East Kameng] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031117051507/http://gbpihed.nic.in/envis/HTML/vol61/nandy.htm |date=17 November 2003 }}</ref> The village of Seppa has two out of the sixty Vidhan Sabha Constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh. They are [[Seppa East]] and [[Seppa West]].

== Demographics ==
As of 2001 India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Seppa had a population of 14,965; males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%; 21% of the population was under 6 years of age; the average literacy rate was 53%—lower than the national average of 59.5%, with 64% male literacy and 41% female literacy.

==Media==
Seppa has an [[All India Radio]] Relay station known as Akashvani Seppa. It broadcasts on FM frequencies.

==Transport==

The nearest airport serving the area is Naharlagun Airport, which is located in Naharlagun. People travelling from international destinations board flights to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in [[Guwahati]], which has connecting flights to Lilabari Airport in Assam, located close to Koloriang. Apst( Arunachal pradesh state transport) service is available from Itanagar via Naharlagun in alternative days.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}

It is on the [[National Highway 13 (India)|NH13]] which is part of larger [[Trans-Arunachal Highway]]. A strategic road was constructed by BRO in 2017 in [[Kurung Kumey district]] between Huri (which is already connected to [[Koloriang]]) and Sarli after heavy construction equipment was heli-airlifted from [[Ziro]], which will enable Koloriang-Huri-Sarli-Taliha-Daporijo connectivity by facilitating the construction of the remaining Sarli-Taliha section.<ref name=sar1>[https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/border-road-org-builds-strategic-road-in-remote-arunachal-near-china-117090400810_1.html Border Road Org builds strategic road in remote Arunachal near China], Business Standard, 4 Sept 2017.</ref><ref name=sar3>[http://www.arunachalpwd.org/pdf/SARDP_Power_point.pdf SARDP approved roads], SARDP plan, 2017.</ref> Once Taliha-[[Daporijo]], [[Taliha]]-[[Nacho, Arunachal Pradesh|Nacho]], Taliha-Tato (head quarter of [[Shi Yomi district]] are completed, all of which were under construction in February 2021 while facing land acquisition issues, it will provide the [[Arunachal Frontier Highway|strategic frontier connectivity]] from Seppa-Tamsang Yangfo-Sarili-Koloriang-Sarili-Nacho (and beyond to Daporijo-[[Taksing]])-Tato (and beyond to [[Mechuka]]-Gelling and [[Aalo]]).<ref name=sar2>[http://164.100.47.193/lsscommittee/Defence/17_Defence_10.pdf Defence committee: action taken report], Parliament of India, 12 Feb 2021.</ref>

==See also ==
* [[List of districts of Arunachal Pradesh]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110608021450/http://www.cs.pitt.edu/mpqa/demo/database/docs/www_irna_ir_en/rats-http___www_irna_ir_en_news_view_line-20_0508183087014436_htm.html Threat of drought forces tribe to cut down on rice beer in India]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061026222117/http://www.indianngos.com/districts/eastkameng_about.htm District profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060628161018/http://www.dayafterindia.com/oct205/states.html Flowers of Doom]

[[Category:East Kameng district]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in East Kameng district]]

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