As of July 2020, the Indian state Arunachal Pradesh comprised 25 districts, with more districts proposed.[1] Most of the districts are inhabited by various tribal groups. The latest and presently valid official map of districts of Arunachal Pradesh, after the most recent new districts were last announced on 30 August 2018, is in the external links.

History

Year of formation of districts in Arunachal Pradesh
1965 [5] Kameng, Subansiri, Siang, Lohit and Tirap
1980 [9] Lower Subansiri, Upper Subansiri, Lohit, Dibang Valley, East Siang, West Siang, East Kameng, West Kameng, Tirap
1984 [10] Tawang
1987 [11] Changlang
1992 [12] Papum Pare
1994 [13] Upper Siang
2001 [15] Kurung Kumey, Lower Dibang Valley
2004 [16] Anjaw
2012 [17] Longding
2014 [18] Namsai
2015 [20] Kra Daadi, Siang
2017 [22] Lower Siang, Kamle
2018 [25] Pakke-Kessang, Lepa-Rada, Shi-Yomi
Numbers in brackets represent total number of districts in the state

When control of the North-East Frontier Agency was transferred to the Ministry of Home Affairs in September 1965 its five divisions, Kameng, Subansiri, Siang, Lohit and Tirap each became districts. Over the next few years many new districts were created out of the original five:

  • On 13 May 1980 Subansiri district was bifurcated into two districts: Lower Subansiri district and Upper Subansiri district. Upper Subansiri district comprised the area occupied by the erstwhile Daporijo sub-division and Lower Subansiri district comprised the rest of the area occupied by the erstwhile Subansiri district.[2]
  • On 1 June 1980,
  1. The erstwhile Lohit district was divided into two districts: Lohit district and Dibang Valley district.[3]
  2. Siang district was bifurcated into two districts: East Siang district and West Siang district.[4]
  3. Seppa and Bomdila sub-divisions of the Kameng district were transformed into East Kameng district and West Kameng district, respectively.[5][6]
  • In 1987, the erstwhile Tirap district was divided into two districts: Tirap district and Changlang district.[8]
  • On 22 September 1992, the erstwhile Lower Subansiri district was again bifurcated into Lower Subansiri district and Papum Pare district.[9]
  • On 27 November 2015, a new Siang district was carved out from parts of East Siang and West Siang districts.[16]
  • On 4 December 2017, a new district called Kamle district was created from Lower Subansiri District and Upper Subansiri District, with its headquarters to be located in Raga.[20] It comprises the administrative circles of Raga (which will be the district HQ), Kumporijo and Dollungmukh circles from Lower Subansiri District.[1] The administrative circles taken from Upper Subansiri District will be Gepen Circle, Puchigeko Circle, Daporijo Sadar which falls under 25 Raga Constituency including Ligu and Liruk demarcation from Sigen Subansiri confluence in Single Administrative Unit.
  • On 30 August 2018, following 3 new districts were formed:
  1. Pakke-Kesang carved out of East Kameng district with five administrative units namely Pakke-Kessang, Seijosa, Pijiriang, Passa Valley and Dissingn Passo with district headquarters at Lemmi.
  2. Lepa-Rada created by bifurcating the Lower Siang district with headquarters at Basar and 4 administrative units namely Tirbin, Basar, Daring and Sago.
  3. Shi-Yomi created by bifurcating the West Siang district with its headquarters at Tato and 4 administrative units namely Mechuka, Tato, Pidi and Manigong.[21]

Administrative set-up


The districts of Arunachal Pradesh state are administrative geographical units, each headed by a deputy commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service and a superintendent of police, an officer belonging to the Indian Police Service.

List of districts is as follows:[22]

Code District Headquarters Population
(2011)[23]		 Area
(km2)		 Density
(/km2)		 Year
created		 Map
AJAnjawHawai21,0896,19032004
CHChanglangChanglang147,9514,662321987
KamleRaga22,256[20]200111.282017
Kra DaadiJamin22,2902,202102015
Kurung KumeyKoloriang89,7178,818102001
Lepa-RadaBasar2018
ELLohitTezu145,5382,402611980
LDLongdingLongding60,000[24]1,200[24]50[24]2012
NamsaiNamsai95,9501,587602014
Pakke-KessangLemmi2018
PAPapum PareYupia176,3852,875611992
Shi-YomiTato13,3102,8754.62018
SiangBoleng31,9202,919112015
TATawangTawang Town49,9502,085241984
TITirapKhonsa111,9752,362471965
UDLower Dibang ValleyRoing53,9863,900142001
Dibang ValleyAnini7,9489,12912001
EKEast KamengSeppa78,4134,134191980
WKWest KamengBomdila87,0137,422121980
ESEast SiangPasighat99,0194,005251980
Lower SiangLikabali80,5972017
USUpper SiangYingkiong33,1466,18851994
WSWest SiangAalo112,2728,325121980
LBLower SubansiriZiro82,8393,460241980
UBUpper SubansiriDaporijo83,2057,032121980
Itanagar 122,9302002022

Proposals for new districts

  • A proposal to bifurcate the existing Papum Pare district:
  • A proposal to create a new "North Subansiri district" from the northernmost Indo-China border subdivisions of the existing 3 districts, namely Kurung Kumey district, Kra Daadi district and Upper Subansiri district. The proposed "North Subansiri district" will entail the subdivisions of Sarli and Damin from the "Kurung Kumey district"; the subdivisions of Pipsorang and Longding Koling from the "Kra Daadi district"; and the subdivisions of Taksing, Limeking, Nacho and Siyum from the "Upper Subansiri district".
  • A proposal to create a new "Hayuliang district" from the easternmost Indo-China border subdivisions of the existing 2 districts, namely Anjaw district and Lohit District. The proposed "Hayuliang district" will entail the northeasternmost parts of the existing Tezu circle of the "Lohit district"; and the existing subdivisions of Hayuliang, Metengliang, Chaglagam and Goiliang of the "Anjaw district".
  • A 2017 proposal to bifurcate the existing Changlang district to create an additional "Rima district" out of it with HQ at Miao. The proposed "Rima district" will entail the existing subdivisions of Diyun, Bordumsa, Kharsang, Jairampur, Nampong, Rima-Putak (Tikhak), Miao, and Vijoynagar from the "Changlang district". However, it was unanimously opposed by the Changlang People's Forum in the same month.[25][26]

References

  1. 1 2 "Arunachal Assembly approves Kamle as 23rd district of state". Arunachal24.in. 18 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "District Census Handbook, Lower Subansiri" (PDF). Government of India. 16 June 2014.
  3. 1 2 "District Census Handbook, Lower Dibang Valley" (PDF). Government of India. 16 June 2014. p. xix.
  4. ↑ "District Census Handbook, East Siang" (PDF). Government of India. 16 June 2014. p. 8.
  5. ↑ "District Census Handbook, East Kameng" (PDF). Government of India. 16 June 2014. p. 8.
  6. ↑ "District Census Handbook, West Kameng" (PDF). Government of India. 16 June 2014. p. 8.
  7. ↑ "District Census Handbook, Tawang District" (PDF). Government of India. 16 June 2014. p. 8.
  8. ↑ "District Census Handbook, Changlang" (PDF). Government of India. 16 June 2014. p. 8.
  9. ↑ "District Census Handbook, Papum Pare" (PDF). Government of India. 16 June 2014. p. 8.
  10. ↑ "District Census Handbook, Upper Siang" (PDF). Government of India. 16 June 2014. p. 8.
  11. ↑ "District Census Handbook, Kurung Kumey" (PDF). Government of India. 16 June 2014. p. 8.
  12. ↑ "District Census Handbook, Anjaw" (PDF). Government of India. 16 June 2014. p. 8.
  13. ↑ Gwillim, Law (2016). "India Districts". www.statoids.com.
  14. ↑ "Namsai became the 18th district of Arunachal Pradesh in November 2014". India Today. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Arunachal Pradesh carves out new district". The Times of India. 9 February 2015.
  16. ↑ "Siang becomes 21st district of Arunachal". The Arunachal Times. 28 November 2015.
  17. ↑ "Arunachal to get four new districts". The Times of India. 16 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  18. ↑ Lepcha, Damien (23 September 2017). "Lower Siang starts functioning". The Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017.
  19. ↑ "Khandu Cabinet approves Operation of Lower Siang District with HQ Likabali". Arunachal24.in. 22 September 2017.
  20. 1 2 "Protect tribals if Chakma & Hajong are considered for citizenship, says legislative assembly". arunachaltimes.in. 19 October 2017.
  21. ↑ "Arunachal Assembly Passes Bill For Creation Of 3 New Districts". NDTV.com. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  22. ↑ "State Profile of Arunachal Pradesh" (PDF). Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India. 2014. pp. 12–15.
  23. ↑ "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in.
  24. 1 2 3 Longding is included as part of Tirap
  25. ↑ Zauing, Pisi (11 February 2017). "Consensus reached on creation of new district". The Arunachal Times.
  26. ↑ "Civil society opposes creation of proposed Namdapha/Rima dist". The Arunachal Times. 18 February 2017.

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