Siang district | |
|---|---|
 Siang district Location in Arunachal Pradesh | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Headquarters | Boleng |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,919 km2 (1,127 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 31,920 |
| • Density | 10.94/km2 (28.32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Siang district is the 21st district ofArunachal Pradesh State,India. This district was created in 2015 by carving it out of theWest Siang andEast Siang districts of Arunachal Pradesh. The regions included in the district were the legislative assembly constituencies,32-Rumgong and35-Pangin.[1]
The district is predominantly inhabited by theAdi people of Arunachal Pradesh.
The Siang district is named after theRiver Siang (Yarlung Tsangpo, often identified withBrahmaputra) which flows through this district. Four other districts in Arunachal Pradesh are also named after the river:West Siang,East Siang,Upper Siang andLower Siang.
The word siang is surmised to have originated from the Angsi glacier on the northern side of the Himalayas in Burang County of Tibet, where the Yarlung Tsangpo originates.[citation needed]
Geographically, Siang District is located almost in the centre of the Siang belt of Arunachal Pradesh.
Boleng is about 100 km fromPasighat, 45 km from Along and 22 km fromPangin.[clarification needed]
The creation of Siang district was approved by the Arunachal Pradesh government ofNabam Tuki on 21 March 2013.[2] Eighteen months later thePangin town was announced as the temporary headquarters of the district, amid claims thatBoleng town had been promised the role.[3]
Siang district was declared to be the 21st district of Arunachal Pradesh by Nabam Tuki on 27 November 2015. The new district was said to have been created to make the administration closer to the public. Funding was promised at that time for the construction of a district secretariat at Peram in Pangin, other offices in Pangin, also a small stadium, for school, hospital, housing, bridge, and road construction and other developments.[1]
At the time of the 2011 census, the population was 31,920. Scheduled Tribes make up 28,922 (90.61%) of the population.[4][5]
| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donyi-Polo | 72.50% | |||
| Christianity | 17.95% | |||
| Hinduism | 8.24% | |||
| Other or not stated | 1.31% | |||
At the time of the 2011 census, 90.65% of the population spokeAdi, 2.69%Nepali and 2.05%Hindi as their first language.[7]
The main administrative centres which falls under the district are Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADCs) Rumgong, Kaying. Presently, it has 9 Zilla Parishad members i.e.:Jomlo Mobuk,Rumgong,Kaying,Payum,Boleng,Riga,Rebo-Perging,Pangin, andKebang.[3][failed verification]
The district has 4 Sub-Divisions:[citation needed]
There are 2 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituencies located in this district:[citation needed]
4.Boleng HQ of Siang District28°12′20″N94°59′30″E / 28.2056°N 94.9917°E /28.2056; 94.9917
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