West Siang
| West Siang District | |
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| State | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Administrative headquarters : | Aalo |
| Area : | 8325 km² |
| Residents : | 112,274 (2011) |
| Population density : | 13.5 inhabitants / km² |
| Website : | http://www.westsiang.nic.in/ |
The West Siang District is a district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh . The district administration is based in Aalo . The associated Hierarchical Administrative Subdivision Code (HASC) is: IN.AR.WS. The district name is derived from Siang , the river name of the Brahmaputra between Tibet and the lowlands of Assam .
geography
The West Siang District is centrally located in Arunachal Pradesh, west of the lower Siang River . The district borders in the west on Upper Subansiri and Lower Subansiri , in the north on Tibet , in the northeast on Upper Siang , in the east on East Siang and in the south on the state of Assam . The area of the West Siang district is 8325 km². The Siyom flows through the district in a mainly south-easterly direction and flows north of Pasighat into the Brahmaputra.
Administrative division
The district is divided into the following sub-divisions: Aalo, Mechuka, Likabali, Basar, Yomcha and Rumgong.
population
According to the 2011 census, West Siang District has 112,274 residents. In 2001 the census showed a population of 103,575. The gender distribution is 1.092. The literacy rate is 67.6%.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c statoids.com
- ↑ a b c 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 ° 10 ' N , 94 ° 45' E