East Siang district

East Siang district
District of Arunachal Pradesh

Location of East Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh
Country India
State Arunachal Pradesh
Headquarters Pasighat
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituencies Ninong Ering
 • Assembly seats Tatung Jamoh, Kaling Moyong, Tapang Taloh
Area
 • Total 4,005 km2 (1,546 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 99,019[1] (2,011)
 • Urban Yes
Demographics
 • Literacy 73.5%[1]
 • Sex ratio 962[1]
Major highways NH-52
Website Official website

East Siang (Pron:/ˈsjæŋ or ˈsɪæŋ/) is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India.

History

In 1989 territory was transferred from West Siang district to East Siang.[2] A decade later, in 1999, the district was bifurcated to make Upper Siang district.[2]

Geography

The district headquarters are located at Pasighat. East Siang district occupies an area of 4,005 square kilometres (1,546 sq mi),[3] comparatively equivalent to Indonesia's Nias Island.[4]

Divisions

There are 5 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituencies located in this district: Panging, Nari-Koyu, Pasighat West, Pasighat East, and Mebo. All of these are part of Arunachal East Lok Sabha constituency.[5]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census East Siang district has a population of 99,019,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Kiribati.[6] This gives it a ranking of 615th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 27 inhabitants per square kilometre (70/sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 13.3%.[1] East Siang has a sex ratio of 962 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 73.54%.[1]

Various tribal groups of the Adi people live in various parts of the district. The local people traditionally follow Donyi-Polo, although a sizeable minority have converted to Christianity.

Languages

Languages spoken include Adi, a Sino-Tibetan tongue with approximately 140 000 speakers, written in both the Tibetan and Latin scripts;[7] and Galo, an endangered language with 30 000 speakers, also in the Sino-Tibetan language family.[8]

Flora and fauna

In 1978 East Siang district became home to the D’Ering Memorial (Lali) Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of 190 km2 (73.4 sq mi).[9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Law, Gwillim (25 September 2011). "Districts of India". Statoids. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  3. ↑ 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. p. 1113. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7.
  4. ↑ "Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area". United Nations Environment Program. 18 February 1998. Retrieved 2011-10-11. Nias 4,048km2
  5. ↑ "Assembly Constituencies allocation w.r.t District and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Arunachal Pradesh website. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  6. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 2011-10-01. Kiribati 100,743 July 2011 est.
  7. ↑ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Adi: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th edition ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  8. ↑ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Galo: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th edition ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  9. ↑ Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Arunachal Pradesh". Retrieved 25 September 2011.

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