Siang district

Siang district
District of Arunachal Pradesh
Country India
State Arunachal Pradesh
Headquarters Pangin

Siang District is the 20th newly created district of Arunachal Pradesh.It is predominantly inhabited by Adi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh.This new district was created by bifurcating West and East siang districts of Arunachal Pradesh consisting of 32-Rumgong-Kaying and 35-Boleng-Pangin constituency.It come into existence on 27th November 2015 when Chief Minister Nabam Tuki inaugurated it at Pangin.Name of the district is derived from the mighty "Siang' river.Main administrative centres which falls under the district are Additional Deputy Commissioner(ADCs) Rumgong,Kaying and Boleng.Presently ,it has 9 Zilla Parishad members i.e,Siyom,Rumgong,Kaying,Payum,Boleng,Pangin,Kebang,Riga etc. [1] Pangin is the temporary headquarter of the district.

Location

Geographically, Siang District is located almost in the centre of the Siang belt of Arunachal Pradesh. Pangin is about 80 km from Pasighat, 45 km from Along and 15 km from Boleng.

Languages

Adi(A Sino-Tibetan language) is the language spoken by the people of this district.

Divisions

There are 2 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituencies located in this district:Rumgong-Kaying and Pangin-Boleng constituencies.Presently,32-Rumgong-Kaying constituency are part of Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency and 35-Boleng-Pangin comes under Arunachal East Lok Sabha Constituency.

References

  1. ↑ "Tension over district headquarters simmers at Pangin-Boleng". The Arunchal Times. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.

Coordinates: 28°12′20″N 94°59′30″E / 28.2056°N 94.9917°E / 28.2056; 94.9917

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