East Siang district
East Siang district | |
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Coordinates: 28°04′N 95°20′E / 28.07°N 95.33°ECoordinates: 28°04′N 95°20′E / 28.07°N 95.33°E | |
Country | India |
State | File:..Arunachal Pradesh Flag(INDIA).png Arunachal Pradesh |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Tapir Gao |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Lombo Tayeng, Kaling Moyong, Ninong Ering |
Area | |
• Total | 4,005 km2 (1,546 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 73,354 |
• Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
• Urban | Yes |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 73.5%[1] |
• Sex ratio | 962[1] |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Major highways | NH-52 |
Website | eastsiang |
East Siang (Pron:/ˈsjæŋ or ˈsɪæŋ/) is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India.
History[edit]
In 1989 territory was transferred from West Siang district to East Siang.[2] A decade later, in 1999, the district was bifurcated to make Upper Siang district.[2] East Siang district was first settled by Dibu-marang clans and was later driven away by some padam clan( subtribe of adi) . Later padam clans accompanied it's close ally pasi and settled near padam mone and balek respectively.Later , due to epidemic (considered as spiritual ) in the mone areas padams had to retreat.
Geography[edit]
The district headquarters are located at Pasighat. East Siang district occupies an area of 4,005 square kilometres (1,546 sq mi),[3] comparatively equivalent to Indonesia's Nias Island.[4]
Divisions[edit]
There are 5 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituencies located in this district: Panging, Nari-Koyu, Pasighat West, Pasighat East, and Mebo. All of these are part of Arunachal East Lok Sabha constituency.[5]
Demographics[edit]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1961 | 32,421 | — |
1971 | 33,138 | +0.22% |
1981 | 55,170 | +5.23% |
1991 | 71,864 | +2.68% |
2001 | 87,397 | +1.98% |
2011 | 99,214 | +1.28% |
source:[6] |
According to the 2011 census East Siang district has a population of 99,214,[7] roughly equal to the nation of Kiribati.[8] This gives it a ranking of 615th in India (out of a total of 640).[7] The district has a population density of 27 inhabitants per square kilometre (70/sq mi) .[7] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 13.3%.[7] East Siang has a sex ratio of 962 females for every 1000 males,[7] and a literacy rate of 73.54%.[7]
Religion[edit]
Various tribal groups of the Adi people live in various parts of the district. The local people traditionally follow Donyi-Polo, although a sizeable minority have converted to Christianity.
Languages[edit]
Predominant Language spoken in pasighat is Adi language of the Sino-Tibetan tongue with approximately 140 000 speakers, written in Latin scripts;[10] and Galo, an endangered language with 30 000 speakers, also in the Sino-Tibetan language family.[11]
Flora and fauna[edit]
In 1978 East Siang district became home to the D’Ering Memorial (Lali) Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of 190 km2 (73.4 sq mi).[12]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Law, Gwillim (25 September 2011). "Districts of India". Statoids. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ↑ Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) (2010). "States and Union Territories: Arunachal Pradesh: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. p. 1113. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7.
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has generic name (help) - ↑ "Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area". United Nations Environment Program. 18 February 1998. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
Nias 4,048km2
- ↑ "Assembly Constituencies allocation w.r.t District and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Arunachal Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ↑ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Kiribati 100,743 July 2011 est.
- ↑ "Population by religion community – 2011". Census of India, 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015.
- ↑ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Adi: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ↑ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Galo: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ↑ Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Arunachal Pradesh". Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
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