Kamle district, also Khamle, is one of the 25 administrative districts (26th including
Itanagar capital complex) of
Arunachal Pradesh
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in northeastern
India
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. The district headquarters are at
Raga.
Kamle got its name from the river Kamle. River Kamle joins the
Subansiri river which finally meets the
Brahmaputra in
Assam
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.
History
Demands for the creation of this district have been made at least since December 2013 when the All Nyishi Youth Association (ANYA) threatened a
Bandh, and the state government gave a written assurance that it would speed up the creation of
Pakke-Kessang and Kamle districts. The main inhabitants are the
Nyishi. On 15 December 2017 Chief Minister
Pema Khandu officially inaugurated the district.
Geography
Kamle district has been formed from administration circles from
Lower Subansiri district and three from
Upper Subansiri district. The district has 6 administrative units: Raga, Kamporijo,
Dollungmukh, Puchi-Geko, Gepen, and a portion of Daporijo Sadar circles consisting of all villages which fall under Raga assembly including Ligu and Liruk which were under the administrative control of Upper Subansiri district).
The district has one assembly constituency -
Raga.
References
External links
{{Arunachal Pradesh
Districts of Arunachal Pradesh
Kamle district