| Lower Dibang Valley district |
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Location of Lower Dibang Valley district in Arunachal Pradesh |
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| State | Arunachal Pradesh, India |
| Headquarters | Roing |
| Population | 53986[1] (2011) |
| Literacy | 70.4%[1] |
| Sex ratio | 919[1] |
The Lower Dibang Valley district is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India. It is the tenth least populous district in the country (out of 640).[2]
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In June 1980, Dibang Valley district was created out of part of Lohit district.[3] On December 16, 2011, Dibang Valley district was bifurcated into Upper Dibang Valley district and Lower Dibang Valley district.[3]
The district headquarters of the district is Roing. Before it was carved out on December 16, 2001, Anini was the district headquarters.[4]
There are two Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituencies located in this district: Dambuk and Roing. Both are part of Arunachal East Lok Sabha constituency.[5]
According to the 2011 census Lower Dibang Valley District has a population of 53,986 ,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis.[6] This gives it a ranking of 630th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 14 inhabitants per square kilometre (36 /sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 7.01 %.[1] Lower Dibang Valley has a sex ratio of 919 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 70.38 %.[1]
Languages spoken include Adi & Idu, an endangered Sino-Tibetan tongue with 30 000 speakers.[7]
The district is rich in wildlife. Rare mammals such as Mishmi takin, Red goral, Elephant, Wild water buffalo and Leaf muntjac occurs while among birds there is the rare Sclater's Monal, Blyth's Tragopan, Rufous-necked Hornbill, Bengal Florican, White-winged Wood Duck.[8] A flying squirrel, new to science, i.e., Mishmi Hills Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista mishmiensis also occurs in this district.[9]
In 1980 Lower Dibang Valley district became home to the Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of 282 km2 (108.9 sq mi).[10]
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| East Siang district | Lohit district | |||
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