Upper Siang
| Upper Siang District | |
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| State | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Administrative headquarters : | Yingkiong |
| Area : | 6188 km² |
| Residents : | 35,320 (2011) |
| Population density : | 5.7 inhabitants / km² |
| Website : | http://www.uppersiang.nic.in/ |
The Upper Siang District is a district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh . The district administration is based in Yingkiong . The corresponding Hierarchical Administrative Subdivision Code (HASC) is: IN.AR.US. The district name is derived from Upper English for "Oberer" and Siang , the river name of the Brahmaputra between Tibet and the lowlands of Assam .
history
Upper Siang was split off from East Siang District in 1999 and has been an independent district ever since.
geography
The Upper Siang district is centrally located in Arunachal Pradesh on the upper section of the Siang River . The district is bordered by West Siang to the west, Tibet to the north, Dibang Valley and Lower Dibang Valley to the east, and East Siang to the south. The area of the Upper Siang district is 6188 km².
population
According to the 2011 census, the Upper Siang district has 35,320 residents. In 2001 the census showed a population of 33,146. The gender distribution is 1.122. The literacy rate is 59.9%.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c statoids.com
- ↑ a b website of the district
Anjaw | Changlang | Dibang Valley | East Kameng | East Siang | Camel | Kra Daadi | Kurung Kumey | Lepa – Rada | Lohit | Longding | Lower Dibang Valley | Lower Siang | Lower Subansiri | Namsai | Pakke – Kessang | Papum pare | Shi – Yomi | Siang | Tawang | Tirap | Upper Siang | Upper Subansiri | West Kameng | West Siang
Coordinates: 28 ° 41 ′ N , 94 ° 59 ′ E