Anjaw District

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Anjaw District is an admistrative distict in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in northern India. It is a newly created district, having been created on 16th February 2004 under The Arunachal Pradesh Re-organization of Districts Amendment Bill. The district borders China on the north. Hawai, at an altitude of 1296 m above sea level, is the district headquarter, located on the banks of the Lohit River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra River.[1]

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[edit] Administrative units

The district has seven Administrative Units:

  • Hayuliang
  • Hawai
  • Manchal
  • Goiliang
  • Walong
  • Kibithoo
  • Chaglogam

[edit] Tribes

The Mishmi, and the Zekhring[2] (formerly called Meyor) are the main tribes in the district.

[edit] Rivers

The main rivers are the following:[1]

  • Lohit River (called Telu by local Mishmis)
  • Lam River
  • Tidding River
  • Dalai River
  • Krowti River
  • Dichu River
  • Lati River
  • Klung River
  • Dav River
  • Telua River
  • Ampani River
  • Sarti River

[edit] Agriculture

The main crops are maize, millet, paddy, beans, cardamon, orange, pears, plum, and apple.[3]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b Anjaw District. Retrieved on 2006-10-27.
  2. ^ Zakhring. Ethnologue.com. Retrieved on 2006-10-27.
  3. ^ Anjaw. indiangos.com. Retrieved on 2006-10-27.

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