Papum Pare district
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 Location of Papum Pare district in Arunachal Pradesh |
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| State | Arunachal Pradesh, India |
| Headquarters | Yupia |
| Area | 2,875 km2 (1,110 sq mi) |
| Population | 176385[1] (2011) |
| Literacy | 82.1%[1] |
| Sex ratio | 950[1] |
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Papum Pare district is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Arunachal Pradesh(out of 16).[2]
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[edit] History
The district was formed in 1999 when it was split from Lower Subansiri district.[3]
[edit] Geography
The district headquarters are located at Yupia. Papum Pare district occupies an area of 2,875 square kilometres (1,110 sq mi),[4] comparatively equivalent to Indonesia's Muna Island.[5] The headquarters of the state is located at Itanagar, which is also located at Papum Pare.
[edit] Divisions
The district is divided into two sub-divisions: Sagalee and Yupia Capital complex, which are further divided into 10 administrative circles, namely, Mengio, Leporiang, Sagalee, Toru, Kimin, Doimukh, Balijan, Tarasso, Naharlagun and Itanagar.
There are 3 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituencies located in this district: Itanagar, Doimukh and Sagalee. All of these are part of Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency.[6]
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2011 census Papum Pare district has a population of 176,385 ,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Sao Tome and Principe.[7] This gives it a ranking of 594th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 51 inhabitants per square kilometre (130 /sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 44.57 %.[1] Papumpare has a sex ratio of 950 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 82.14 %.[1]
Papum Pare is inhabited by members of the Nishi and the Mikir, who are traditionally followers of Donyi-Polo. Some members of the Nishi tribe are followers of the Baptist sect of Christianity.[8]
[edit] Flora and fauna
In 1978 Papum Pare district became home to the Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of 140 km2 (54.1 sq mi).[9]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php.
- ^ "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ Law, Gwillim (2011-09-25). "Districts of India". Statoids. http://www.statoids.com/yin.html. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ^ 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. pp. 1113. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7.
- ^ "Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area". United Nations Environment Program. 1998-02-18. http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-11. "Muna 2,889km2"
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies allocation w.r.t District and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Arunachal Pradesh website. http://ceoarunachal.nic.in/Information/ACwiseDistrictwisePCwise.htm. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Sao Tome and Principe 179,506 July 2011 est."
- ^ http://papumpare.nic.in/
- ^ Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Arunachal Pradesh". http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
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