Arunachal Pradesh
Area:83,743 sq km.
pCapital: Itanagar.
Languages: Monpa, Aka, Miji, Sherdukpen, Nishi, Apatani, Hill
Miri, Tagin, Adi, Idu, Digaru, Miji, Khampti, Singpho, Tangsa, Nocte, Wancho.
Districts: 13
pCapital: Itanagar.
Languages: Monpa, Aka, Miji, Sherdukpen, Nishi, Apatani, Hill
Miri, Tagin, Adi, Idu, Digaru, Miji, Khampti, Singpho, Tangsa, Nocte, Wancho.
Districts: 13
Arunachal Pradesh (Land of the Dawn-lit Mountains) is a thinly populated hilly tract on the eastern most part of India, surrounded on three sides by the international border with Bhutan to the west, China to the north and Myanmar to the east and Assam to the south.
Physiography:
Arunachal is entirely mountainous except for thin strips of flat land most of which adjoin Assam. Dense forests cover more than two-thirds of the territory. The hydel potential is very high. The population of Arunachal is predominantly tribal. All the tribes belong to Scheduled Tribes. There are about 20 major tribes which are divided into a number of sub-tribes. The principal tribes are: Adi, Nishi, Apatani, Tagin, Mishmi, Khampti, Nocte, Wancho, Tangsha, Singpho, Monpa, Sherdu-kpen and Aka. These tribes speak their own tongues.
Administration: On 15th August 1975, the Pradesh Council of Arunachal Pradesh was converted into a Legislative Assembly. The state is divided into 13 districts.
Districts
- West Kameng
- East Kameng
- Lower Subansiri
- Upper Subansiri
- West Siang
- Dibang Valley
- Lohit
- Tirap
- Tawang
- Changlang
- Paum Pare
- Upper Siang
- East Siang
History: Recorded history of Arunachal Pradesh can be traced to the period when Ahom Kings began to rule Assam in the 16th century. The British took possession of Assam in 1838. British govt. had brought Arunachal Pradesh also under its administrative control. Originally known as the North East Frontier Agency (NEFA), it was placed under the administration of the Union Government in 1948. It was declared a Union Territory under the name of Arunachal Pradesh on January 20, 1972. It became a full-fledged state on February 20, 1987.
Economy: Nearly 80 per cent of the population of Arunachal Pradesh is engaged in agriculture. The traditional method of agriculture is jhumming, a kind of shifting cultivation. The forests are cleared and crops are raised for one to three years, depending on the fertility of the soil. Thereafter the cultivators move on elsewhere. A determined effort is being made to wean the people from jhumming.
The main crops are rice, maize, millet, wheat and mustard.About 61,000 sq km of the state is covered by forest, which has become an important source of revenue for the state. The state has a bright prospect of forest-based industries. A remarkable number of medium and small scale industries including saw mills, plywood and veneer mills, rice mills, fruit preservation units, oil expellers, besides handloom and handicraft industries have been established.
Universities:
- Arunachal University, Itanagar.791 112
Tourist Centres: In a major policy change in 1992, the Union Home Ministry agreed to allow foreign tourists to visit Arunachal to trek, raft and fish on select nature trails. Itanagar-Ziro-Daporiji-Pasighat and Marghe-rita-Mian-Nampdapha are two circuits cleared. A new tourism ministry also has been formed.
India's largest Buddhist monastery is at Tawang.
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