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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Siang district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Arunachal Pradesh|District]] of [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = Arunachal Pradesh West Siang district locator map.svg
| map_caption = Location of West Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Aalo
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|..Arunachal Pradesh Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 =
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| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Aalo]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 8325
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 112,274<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php |title= District Census 2011 |publisher=Census2011.co.in }}</ref>
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 67.6%<ref name=districtcensus />
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 916<ref name=districtcensus />
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
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| website = {{URL|http://westsiang.nic.in/}}
| official_name =
| image_skyline = River Siyom, Aalo, Arunachal Pradesh.jpg
| image_caption = [[Siyom River]] near [[Aalo]]
}}

'''West Siang''' (Pron:/ˈsjæŋ or ˈsɪæŋ/) is an administrative district in the state of [[Arunachal Pradesh]] in India.

==History==
In 1989, territory was given from West Siang to the [[East Siang district]].<ref name="Statoids">{{cite web | url = http://www.statoids.com/yin.html | title = Districts of India | access-date = 2011-10-11 | last = Law | first = Gwillim | date = 25 September 2011 | work = Statoids}}</ref> Since 1999, this territory has been in the new [[Upper Siang district]].<ref name="Statoids"/> Archaeological finds from [[Malinithan]] in West Siang are on display at the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Museum, Itanagar]].{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} It was once a part of the [[Chutiya kingdom]].{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} West Siang was divided into Upper Siang and Lower Siang. West Siang district was bifurcated on 9 December 2018 when northern areas along China border were made a sperate [[Shi Yomi district]].

==Geography==
The district headquarters are located at [[Aalo, Arunachal Pradesh|Aalo]]. West Siang district occupies an area of {{convert|8325|km2|sqmi}},<ref name="Reference Annual">{{cite book | last1 = Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) | title = India 2010: A Reference Annual | chapter = States and Union Territories: Arunachal Pradesh: Government | edition = 54th | publisher = Additional Director General, Publications Division, [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)]], [[Government of India]] | year = 2010 | location = New Delhi, India | pages = 1113 | isbn = 978-81-230-1617-7}}</ref> comparatively equivalent to [[Crete]].<ref name="Islands">{{cite web | url = http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm | title = Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area | access-date = 2011-10-11 | date = 18 February 1998 | publisher = [[United Nations Environment Program]] | quote = Crete 8,350km2}}</ref>

==Transport==
The {{convert|2000|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} proposed Mago-[[Thingbu]] to [[Vijaynagar, Changlang|Vijaynagar]] [[Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Border Road|Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway]] along the [[McMahon Line]]<ref name=BR1>{{cite web|title=Top officials to meet to expedite road building along China border|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Top-officials-to-meet-to-expedite-road-building-along-China-border/articleshow/44831871.cms|author=Dipak Kumar Dash|work=The Times of India|access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=BR2>{{cite web|title=Narendra Modi government to provide funds for restoration of damaged highways
|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-narendra-modi-government-to-provide-funds-for-restoration-of-damaged-highways-2020106|work=Daily News and Analysis|access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=BR3>{{cite web|title=Indian Government Plans Highway Along Disputed China Border|url=https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/indian-government-plans-highway-along-disputed-china-border/|work=Ankit Panda|publisher=thediplomat.com|access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=BR4>{{cite web |url= http://www.livemint.com/Politics/nqEwdXxkIgrSHPpTSzsFRN/Govt-planning-road-along-McMohan-line-in-Arunachal-Pradesh.html |title= Govt planning road along McMohan line in Arunachal Pradesh: Kiren Rijiju |publisher= Live Mint |access-date= 2014-10-26}}</ref> will intersect with the proposed [[East-West Industrial Corridor Highway, Arunachal Pradesh|East-West Industrial Corridor Highway]] and will pass through this district, alignment map of which can be seen [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20141016/nat7.jpg here] and [http://arunachalpradesh.nic.in/images/state_map.jpg here].<ref name=BR5>{{cite web |url= http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20141016/nation.htm|title=China warns India against paving road in Arunachal|work=Ajay Banerjee|publisher=tribuneindia.com|access-date= 2014-10-26}}</ref>

==Divisions==
There are seven [[Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] constituencies in this district: [[Liromoba]], [[Likabali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Likabali]], [[Basar, Arunachal Pradesh|Basar]], Along West, Along East, [[Rumgong]], and [[Mechuka]]. The first six are part of [[Arunachal West (Lok Sabha constituency)|Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency]], while Mechuka is part of [[Arunachal East (Lok Sabha constituency)|Arunachal East Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref name="ceo1">{{cite web|url=http://ceoarunachal.nic.in/Information/ACwiseDistrictwisePCwise.htm|title=Assembly Constituencies allocation w.r.t District and Parliamentary Constituencies|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Arunachal Pradesh website|access-date=21 March 2011}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|23=1961|24=42,222|25=1971|26=53,779|27=1981|28=68,320|29=1991|30=89,936|31=2001|32=1,03,918|33=2011|34=1,12,274|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}

===Population===
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 Census]], West Siang district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 112,274,<ref name=district_census>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Grenada]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote =Grenada 108,419 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 612th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=district_census/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 13 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=district_census/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 8.04%.<ref name=district_census/> West Siang has a [[sex ratio]] of 916 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=district_census/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 67.62%.<ref name=district_census/>

Various tribal groups of the [[Adi people|Adi]], [[Memba]], and [[Khamba people|Khamba]] tribes live in the district. The Adi generally follow [[Donyi-Polo]], although some have embraced [[Baptist]] Christianity in recent years. The Memba and Khamba are followers of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. A well-known Tibetan Buddhist temple, Mechuka Gompa, is located in the western part of the Memba-speaking Mechuka district of West Siang.

===Languages===
Languages spoken include [[Adi language|Adi]], a [[Sino-Tibetan languages|Sino-Tibetan]] tongue with approximately 140 000 speakers, written in both the [[Tibetan script|Tibetan]] and [[Latin script]]s;<ref name="ethnoadi">{{cite encyclopedia | editor = M. Paul Lewis | encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World | title = Adi: A language of India | url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=adi | access-date = 2011-09-28 | edition = 16th | year = 2009 | publisher = SIL International | location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref> and [[Galo language|Galo]], an [[endangered language]] with 30 000 speakers, also in the Sino-Tibetan [[language family]].<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 | access-date = 2011-09-28 | edition = 16th | year = 2009 | publisher = SIL International | location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref>

==Flora and fauna==
The district is rich in wildlife. Rare mammals such as [[Mishmi takin]], [[Snow leopard]]s, [[Red panda]]s, and [[Musk deer]] occur while among birds there is the rare [[Blyth's tragopan|Blyth's Tragopan]].<ref>Choudhury, Anwaruddin (2008) Survey of mammals and birds in Dihang-Dibang biosphere reserve, Arunachal Pradesh. Final report to Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India. The Rhino Foundation for Nature in NE India, Guwahati, India. 70pp.</ref> A flying squirrel, new to science, has been recently discovered from this district. It has been named as [[Mechuka giant flying squirrel|Mechuka Giant Flying Squirrel]].<ref>Choudhury,Anwaruddin (2007).A new flying squirrel of the genus Petaurista Link from Arunachal Pradesh in north-east India. The Newsletter and Journal of the RhinoFoundation for nat. in NE India 7: 26–34, plates.</ref>

In 1991, West Siang became home to the Kane [[Wildlife Sanctuaries in India|Wildlife Sanctuary]], which has an area of {{convert|55|km2|mi2|abbr=on|1}}.<ref name=parks>{{cite web|author=Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment|title=Protected areas: Arunachal Pradesh|url=http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm|access-date=25 September 2011}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|http://westsiang.nic.in/}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = West Siang district
|North = {{Flagicon|China}}
|Northeast = [[Upper Siang district]]
|East = [[East Siang district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Dhemaji district]], Assam
|Southwest = [[Lower Subansiri district]]
|West = [[Upper Subansiri district]]
|Northwest =
}}
{{West Siang District}}
{{Arunachal Pradesh}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Coord|28|24|N|94|33|E|region:IN_type:adm2nd|display=title}}

[[Category:West Siang district| ]]
[[Category:Districts of Arunachal Pradesh]]

West Siang district - Revision history

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