Nyapin, known as Nyoping to natives, is a subdivision of
Kurung Kumey
Kurung Kumey district (Pron:/kʊˈɹʌŋ kʊˈmi/) is one of the 26 districts of the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, with its district headquarters in Koloriang.
Origin of name
The name of this district is derived from the Kurung ...
district in the Indian state of
Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...
.
Overview
Nyapin is located 56 km south of Koloriang, the headquarters of the district. It has an agrarian economy consisting mostly of wet paddy cultivation and "tumph-rungo" (jhum cultivation). Recently, people have also started cultivating spices such as
cardamom
Cardamom (), sometimes cardamon or cardamum, is a spice made from the seeds of several plants in the genera ''Elettaria'' and ''Amomum'' in the family Zingiberaceae. Both genera are native to the Indian subcontinent and Indonesia. They are rec ...
for higher returns.
Chili peppers,
king chillis,
brinjal,
cucumber
Cucumber (''Cucumis sativus'') is a widely-cultivated Vine#Horticultural climbing plants, creeping vine plant in the Cucurbitaceae family that bears usually cylindrical Fruit, fruits, which are used as culinary vegetables. s,
ragi,
maize
Maize ( ; ''Zea mays'' subsp. ''mays'', from es, maíz after tnq, mahiz), also known as corn (North American and Australian English), is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. Th ...
, and green leafy vegetables are also produced in Nyapin.
Nyapin is divided broadly into Upper Nyapin and Lower Nyapin. The people of Nyapin consist of various clans, such as the Gyamar, Tadar, Kipa, Tarh, and Tai clans. Nyapin is a
Nyishi
The Nyishi community is the largest ethnic group in Arunachal Pradesh in north-eastern India. In Nyishi, ''Nyi'' refers to "a human" and the word ''shi'' denotes "highland".The Nyishis are mentioned as the Daflas in the contemporary Ahom docu ...
-dominated area, where people practice
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...
and
Donyi-Poloism. Nyokum, the harvesting festival of the Nyishi, is profoundly celebrated; Christmas is also observed Christian neighbourhoods. Nyapin is one of the 60 constituencies of the
Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh
The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Arunachal Pradesh state in north-eastern India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Itanagar, the capital of the state. The Legislative Assembly comprise ...
.
As of August 2022, the current
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. S ...
of Nyapin constituency is
Bamang Felix.
Climates
Nyapin has a
subtropical highland climate (Cwb in the
Köppen climate classification
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). Summers are warm with very high rainfall; winters are mild with moderate rainfall. It is very hilly with high geographical terrain. Most of the time it is covered by clouds. The area is windy in nature.
See also
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Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
References
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Subdivision & Blocks
Villages in Kurung Kumey district