Itanagar
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| State : | Arunachal Pradesh | ||
| District : | Papum pare | ||
| Location : | 27 ° 6 ′ N , 93 ° 37 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 398 m | ||
| Residents : | 59,490 (2011) | ||
Itanagar is the capital of the northeast Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and lies on the foothills of the Himalayas .
It has a population of around 60,000 (2011 census) and is a trading center for agricultural products from the area.
In the rainy city there is a new Tibetan Buddhist monastery, a temple that is representative of the Burmese form of Buddhism ( Theravada ), and Itafort, a fortress from the 15th century.
Itanagar is the seat of the Itanagar diocese .
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