Siang District is the 21st district of
Arunachal Pradesh
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State,
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. This district was created in 2015 by carving it out of the
West Siang and
East Siang districts of Arunachal Pradesh. The regions included in the district were the legislative assembly constituencies,
32-Rumgong and
35-Pangin.
The district is predominantly inhabited by the
Adi people Adi or ADI may refer to:
Names and titles
* Adi (mythology), an Asura in Hindu faith who appears in the Matsya Purāṇa
* Adi (name), a given name in Hebrew and a nickname in other languages
* Adi (title), a Fijian title used by females of chi ...
of Arunachal Pradesh.
Name
The Siang district is named after the
River Siang (Yarlung Tsangpo, often identified with
Brahmaputra) which flows through this district. Four other districts in Arunachal Pradesh are also named after the river:
West Siang,
East Siang,
Upper Siang and
Lower Siang
Lower may refer to:
*Lower (surname)
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*Lower Receiver (firearms)
*Lower Wick
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.
The word siang is surmised to have originated from the Angsi glacier on the northern side of the Himalayas in Burang County of Tibet, where the Yarlung Tsangpo originates.
Location
Geographically, Siang District is located almost in the centre of the Siang belt of Arunachal Pradesh.
Boleng is about 100 km from
Pasighat, 45 km from Along and 22 km from
Pangin.
History
The creation of Siang district was approved by the Arunachal Pradesh government of
Nabam Tuki on 21 March 2013.
Eighteen months later the
Pangin town was announced as the temporary headquarters of the district, amid claims that
Boleng town had been promised the role.
Siang district was declared to be the 21st district of Arunachal Pradesh by Nabam Tuki on 27 November 2015. The new district was said to have been created to make the administration closer to the public. Funding was promised at that time for the construction of a district secretariat at Peram in Pangin, other offices in Pangin, also a small stadium, for school, hospital, housing, bridge, and road construction and other developments.
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 census, the population was 31,920. Scheduled Tribes make up 28,922 (90.61%) of the population.
At the time of the 2011 census, 90.65% of the population spoke
Adi Adi or ADI may refer to:
Names and titles
* Adi (mythology), an Asura in Hindu faith who appears in the Matsya Purāṇa
* Adi (name), a given name in Hebrew and a nickname in other languages
* Adi (title), a Fijian title used by females of chi ...
, 2.69%
Nepali and 2.05%
Hindi
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as their first language.
2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
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Administration
The main administrative centres which falls under the district are Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADCs) Rumgong, Kaying. Presently, it has 9 Zilla Parishad members i.e.: Jomlo Mobuk, Rumgong, Kaying, Payum, Boleng, Riga, Rebo-Perging, Pangin, and Kebang.
Divisions
The district has 4 Sub-Divisions:
* Boleng Division: Circles of Boleng, Riga, Rebo-Perging
* Pangin Sub-Division: Circles of Pangin, Kebang
* Rumgong Sub-Division: Circles of Jomlo Mobuk, Rumgong
* Kaying Sub-Division: Circles of Kaying, Payum
Assembly constituencies
There are 2 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituencies located in this district:
* Rumgong (32) - Arunachal West Lok Sabha Constituency
* Pangin (35) - Arunachal East Lok Sabha Constituency
References
External links
Official website
.Boleng HQ of Siang District
Districts of Arunachal Pradesh
2014 establishments in Arunachal Pradesh
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