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Papum Pare district

Coordinates: 27°09′00″N 93°43′12″E / 27.15000°N 93.72000°E / 27.15000; 93.72000
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Papum Pare district (Pron:/ˌpæpəm ˈpæɹɪ or ˈpɑ:ɹeɪ/) 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).[1]

History

The district was formed in 1999 when it was split from Lower Subansiri district.[2]

Geography

The district headquarters are located at Yupia. Papum Pare district occupies an area of 2,875 square kilometres (1,110 sq mi).[3] The capital of the state is Itanagar, which is also located in Papum Pare.

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.[4]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Papum Pare district has a population of 176,385,[5] roughly equal to the nation of Sao Tome and Principe.[6] This gives it a ranking of 594th in India (out of a total of 640).[5] The district has a population density of 51 inhabitants per square kilometre (130/sq mi) .[5] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 44.57%.[5] Papumpare has a sex ratio of 950 females for every 1000 males,[5] and a literacy rate of 82.14%.[5]

Papum Pare is inhabited by members of the Nyishi, who are traditionally followers of Donyi-Polo. Some members of the Nyishi tribe are followers of Christianity.[7]

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).[8]

References

  1. ^ "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. ^ Law, Gwillim (25 September 2011). "Districts of India". Statoids. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  3. ^ 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. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |last1= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Assembly Constituencies allocation w.r.t District and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Arunachal Pradesh website. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  6. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison: Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Sao Tome and Principe 179,506 July 2011 est. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |quote= at position 22 (help)
  7. ^ http://papumpare.nic.in/
  8. ^ Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Arunachal Pradesh". Retrieved 25 September 2011.
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