Pakke Kessang is a town in the

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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 ...

. It is located in

Pakke-Kessang district Pakke-Kessang is a district located in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in the Northeast of India. The district used to be a part of the neighboring district, East Kameng, and was created out of its five southernmost administrative units: Pijera ...

, which has been carved out of the

East Kameng district East Kameng district is one of districts of Arunachal Pradesh state in northeastern, India. It shares an international border with China in the north and district borders with West Kameng district to the west, Pakke-Kessang district to the south ...

along with five administrative units, namely Pakke Kessang, Seijosa, Pijerang, Passa Valley, and Dassing-Passo with district headquarters at Lemmi. It is located 60 km south east of the East Kameng district and is 130 km north west of the State capital,

Itanagar Itanagar () is the capital and largest town of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The seat of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the seat of government of Arunachal Pradesh, and the seat of Gauhati High Court permanent bench at Naharlag ...

. Two circuits approved by Arunachal Tourism, namely the Doimukh-Sagalee-Pakke Kessang-Seppa circuit and the Tezpur-Seijosa(Pakke)-Bhalukpong-Tipi circuit also runs within this area. Pakke-Kessang is one of the 60 constituencies of the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh. Pakke-Kessang consists of 110 villages and 28 panchayats.

Naharlagun Naharlagun is a town situated in the foothills of Himalayas in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It falls and is administered as a part of Itanagar Capital Complex. Geography It is at an altitude of 155 metres from sea level. Surrounded ...

railway station is the nearest, being 115 km away from Pakke-Kessang district. Pakke Kessang is home to three different tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, namely the Nyishi, Galo and Puroiks. The famous Pakke Tigers Reserve, the only Hornbill sanctuary in India, and the ancient ruins of Naksha Parbat falls within this region.

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{{coord, 27.159, 93.220, display=title Villages in Pakke-Kessang district

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