New Palin

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New Palin
City
A view of Palin
New Palin
Coordinates: 27°42′14″N 93°41′28″E / 27.70389°N 93.69101°E / 27.70389; 93.69101Coordinates: 27°42′14″N 93°41′28″E / 27.70389°N 93.69101°E / 27.70389; 93.69101
Country	India
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	Kurung Kumey
Elevation	1,080 m (3,540 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	11,251
Languages
• Official	English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	15

New Palin is a hillstation town located in the Kurung Kumey district of Arunachal Pradesh. It is the largest town in the district. It is inhabited by Nyishi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh. It is located at Latitude 28.15285, Longitude 94.12288. It has a population of 5816 according to 2001 census.

Geography

New Palin is located at 27°04′26″N 93°36′52″E / 27.0738°N 93.6145°E / 27.0738; 93.6145.^[1] It has an average elevation of 1080 metres (3540 feet).

Nyapin

Tali

Daporijo

Raga

Palin

Seppa,Sagalee

Yazali, Itanagar

Ziro

Climate

Palin falls within 15' to 20' temperature zone often the temperature falls to 5 to 7 degree in winter.The regions is very cold during winter and very hot during summer.Rainfall is very high due to very hilly and high geographical terrain.Most of time it is coverred by clouds.The area is windy in nature.

Climate data for Palin
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	15 (59)	15 (59)	17 (63)	20 (68)	20 (68)	23 (73)	22 (72)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	19 (66)	16 (61)	19.7 (67.4)
Average low °C (°F)	8 (46)	9 (48)	13 (55)	15 (59)	16 (61)	20 (68)	18 (64)	19 (66)	18 (64)	17 (63)	12 (54)	8 (46)	14.4 (57.8)
Precipitation mm (inches)	30 (1.18)	54 (2.13)	57 (2.24)	96 (3.78)	210 (8.27)	405 (15.94)	510 (20.08)	360 (14.17)	411 (16.18)	114 (4.49)	15 (0.59)	27 (1.06)	2,289 (90.11)
Source: World Weather Online

Culture

People

Palin and its adjoining areas are mainly populated by people of the Nyishi tribe.

Palin Religious Places

Holy Rosary church: Consecrated by the Bishop of Itanagar, this Christian catholic chrch reflects the extensive Christian influence and provides good views of Palin and the surrounding countryside.^[2]

Places of Interest

Holy Rosary Catholic Church^[3] is one of the largest Catholic Churches in the state.^[4]^[5] It is located at a hilltop in the town.

Palin river one of the tributaries of River Subansiri flows through this town .The river is ideal for river rafting,fishing and for picnics.

From here tourist places like Ziro, Parshuram Kund(in Lohit), Malinithan(in Siang), Bhishmak Nagar (in Dibang Valley) are also easily accessible by roads.

Festivals

Nyokum, an agricultural festival of the Nyishis, is the main festival celebrated in the town. Beside Nyokum, people also celebrate Christmas,Diwali and Dusherra.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,^[6] Palin has a population of 5816 according to 2001 census. The Nyishis are the indegenious inhabitants of the area.

Communication

Palin is situated at mid-northern part of Arunachal Pradesh. The District Highway connect Palin to the other part of Arunachal and India. Regular Bus and Tata sumo services are available form Itanagar, Ziro etc.