Papum Pare district

Papum Pare district

Location of Papum Pare district in Arunachal Pradesh
State Arunachal Pradesh, India
Headquarters Yupia
Area 2,875 km2 (1,110 sq mi)
Population 176385[1] (2011)
Literacy 82.1%[1]
Sex ratio 950[1]
Official website

Papum Pare district is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Arunachal Pradesh(out of 16).[2]

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History

The district was formed in 1999 when it was split from Lower Subansiri district.[3]

Geography

The district headquarters are located at Yupia. Papum Pare district occupies an area of 2,875 square kilometres (1,110 sq mi),[4] comparatively equivalent to Indonesia's Muna Island.[5] The headquarters of the state is located at Itanagar, which is also located at Papum Pare.

Divisions

The district is divided into two sub-divisions: Sagalee and Yupia Capital complex, which are further divided into 10 administrative circles, namely, Mengio, Leporiang, Sagalee, Toru, Kimin, Doimukh, Balijan, Tarasso, Naharlagun and Itanagar.

There are 3 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituencies located in this district: Itanagar, Doimukh and Sagalee. All of these are part of Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency.[6]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Papum Pare district has a population of 176,385 ,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Sao Tome and Principe.[7] This gives it a ranking of 594th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 51 inhabitants per square kilometre (130 /sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 44.57 %.[1] Papumpare has a sex ratio of 950 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 82.14 %.[1]

Papum Pare is inhabited by members of the Nishi and the Mikir, who are traditionally followers of Donyi-Polo. Some members of the Nishi tribe are followers of the Baptist sect of Christianity.[8]

Flora and fauna

In 1978 Papum Pare district became home to the Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of 140 km2 (54.1 sq mi).[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. 
  2. ^ "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. 
  3. ^ Law, Gwillim (2011-09-25). "Districts of India". Statoids. http://www.statoids.com/yin.html. Retrieved 2011-10-11. 
  4. ^ Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) (2010). "States and Union Territories: Arunachal Pradesh: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. pp. 1113. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7. 
  5. ^ "Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area". United Nations Environment Program. 1998-02-18. http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-11. "Muna 2,889km2" 
  6. ^ "Assembly Constituencies allocation w.r.t District and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Arunachal Pradesh website. http://ceoarunachal.nic.in/Information/ACwiseDistrictwisePCwise.htm. Retrieved 2 May 2011. 
  7. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Sao Tome and Principe 179,506 July 2011 est." 
  8. ^ http://papumpare.nic.in/
  9. ^ Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Arunachal Pradesh". http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm. Retrieved September 25, 2011. 

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Kurung Kumey district Lower Subansiri district
East Kameng district
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