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Hawai, Arunachal Pradesh
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Hawai | |
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Town | |
 Scenery between Hawai and Kibithoo | |
  Hawai Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India  Hawai Hawai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27°53′7″N 96°48′37″E / 27.88528°N 96.81028°ECoordinates: 27°53′7″N 96°48′37″E / 27.88528°N 96.81028°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Languages | |
| • Official | English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | AR |
Hawai is the district headquarters of the newly created[when?] Anjaw District in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in north-east India.
Location[edit]
It is located at an altitude of 1296 m above sea level on the banks of the Lohit River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra River.[1]
It is nearly 50 km south of Walong airstrip, 80 km south of India-China LAC (at Kaho), and 120 km southwest of Diphu Pass near India-China-Myanmar tri-junction.
Etymology[edit]
"Hawai" in Kaman Mishmi dialect means "Pond". The Mishmi are the main ethnic tribe in Anjaw District.[1]
Transport[edit]
The 2,000-kilometre-long (1,200 mi) proposed Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway along the McMahon Line,[2][3][4][5] (will intersect with the proposed East-West Industrial Corridor Highway) and will pass through this district, alignment map of which can be seen here and here.[6]
Media[edit]
Hawai has an All India Radio Relay station known as Akashvani Hawai. It broadcasts on FM frequencies.
Banking Facilities[edit]
The list of banks functioning in Hawai:
- State Bank of India, Hawai[7]
See also[edit]
Template:Minority Concentrated Districts in India
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Anjaw District". Archived from the original on 14 November 2006. Retrieved 27 October 2006.
- ↑ "Top officials to meet to expedite road building along China border". Dipak Kumar Dash. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ↑ "Narendra Modi government to provide funds for restoration of damaged highways". =dnaindia.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ↑ "Indian Government Plans Highway Along Disputed China Border". Ankit Panda. thediplomat.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ↑ "Govt planning road along McMohan line in Arunachal Pradesh: Kiren Rijiju". Live Mint. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ↑ "China warns India against paving road in Arunachal". Ajay Banerjee. tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ↑ "State Bank of India Hawai, Branch Details".
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