List of districts of Arunachal Pradesh

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{{As of|July 2020}}, [[Arunachal Pradesh]] comprised 26 districts, with more districts proposed.<ref name="Arunachal24.in"/> Most of the districts are inhabited by [[Demographics_of_Arunachal_Pradesh#List_of_tribes|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==
{{Sidebar timeline
| title = Year of formation of districts in Arunachal Pradesh

| years1 =1965
| color1 = blue
| group1 = [5] Kameng, Subansiri, Siang, Lohit and Tirap
| years2 =1980
| color2 =
| events2 = [9] [[Lower Subansiri]], [[Upper Subansiri]], [[Lohit district|Lohit]], [[Dibang Valley]], [[East Siang]], [[West Siang]], [[East Kameng]], [[West Kameng]], [[Tirap district|Tirap]]
| years3 =1984
| color3 =
| events3 =[10] [[Tawang district|Tawang]]
| years4 =1987
| color4 =
| events4 =[11] [[Changlang district|Changlang]]
| years5 =1992
| color5 =
| events5 =[12] [[Papum Pare district|Papum Pare]]
| years6 =1994
| color6 =
| events6 =[13] [[Upper Siang district|Upper Siang]]
| years7 =2001
| color7 =
| events7 =[15] [[Kurung Kumey district|Kurung Kumey]], [[Lower Dibang Valley district|Lower Dibang Valley]]
| years8 =2004
| color8 =
| events8 =[16] [[Anjaw district|Anjaw]]
| years9 =2012
| color9 =
| events9 =[17] [[Longding district|Longding]]
| years10 =2014
| color10 =
| events10 =[18] [[Namsai district|Namsai]]
| years11 =2015
| color11 =
| events11 =[20] [[Kra Daadi district|Kra Daadi]], [[Siang district|Siang]]
| years12 =2017
| color12 =
| events12 =[22] [[Lower Siang district|Lower Siang]], [[Kamle district|Kamle]]
| years13 =2018
| color13 =
| events13 =[25] [[Pakke-Kessang district|Pakke-Kessang]], [[Lepa-Rada district|Lepa-Rada]], [[Shi Yomi district|Shi-Yomi]]
| below = 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 (India)|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.<ref name="LowerSub-dchb">{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook, Lower Subansiri|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1211_PART_B_DCHB_LOWER%20SUBANSIRI.pdf|publisher=Government of India|date=16 June 2014}}</ref>

* On 1 June 1980,
# The erstwhile Lohit district was divided into two districts: Lohit district and [[Dibang Valley district]].<ref name="LowerDib-dchb">{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook, Lower Dibang Valley|
url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/12/1214_PART_A_DCHB_LOWER%20DIBANG%20VALLEY.pdf|publisher=Government of India|page=xix|date=16 June 2014}}</ref>
# Siang district was bifurcated into two districts: [[East Siang district]] and [[West Siang district]].<ref name="EastSiang-dchb">{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook, East Siang|
url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1207_PART_B_DCHB_EAST%20SIANG.pdf|publisher=Government of India|page=8|date=16 June 2014}}</ref>
# Seppa and Bomdila sub-divisions of the Kameng district were transformed into [[East Kameng district]] and [[West Kameng district]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook, East Kameng|
url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1203_PART_B_DCHB_EAST%20KAMENG.pdf|publisher=Government of India|page=8|date=16 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook, West Kameng|
url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1202_PART_B_DCHB_WEST%20KAMENG.pdf|publisher=Government of India|page=8|date=16 June 2014}}</ref>

* On 6 October 1984, [[Tawang district]] was separated from East Kameng district.<ref>{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook, Tawang District|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1201_PART_B_DCHB_TAWANG.pdf|publisher=Government of India|page=8|date=16 June 2014}}</ref>

* In 1987, the erstwhile Tirap district was divided into two districts: Tirap district and [[Changlang district]].<ref>{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook, Changlang|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1209_PART_B_DCHB_CHANGLANG.pdf|publisher=Government of India|page=8|date=16 June 2014}}</ref>

* On 22 September 1992, the erstwhile Lower Subansiri district was again bifurcated into Lower Subansiri district and [[Papum Pare district]].<ref>{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook, Papum Pare| url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1204_PART_B_DCHB_PAPUM%20PARE.pdf|publisher=Government of India|page=8|date=16 June 2014}}</ref>

* On 23 November 1994, [[Upper Siang district]] was split from East Siang district.<ref>{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook, Upper Siang|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1208_PART_B_DCHB_UPPER%20SIANG.pdf|publisher=Government of India|page=8|date=16 June 2014}}</ref>

* On 1 April 2001, [[Kurung Kumey district]] was carved out from the erstwhile Lower Subansiri district.<ref>{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook, Kurung Kumey|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1212_PART_B_DCHB_KURUNG%20KUMEY.pdf|publisher=Government of India|page=8|date=16 June 2014}}</ref>

* On 16 December 2001, Dibang Valley district was bifurcated into [[Dibang Valley district]] and [[Lower Dibang Valley district]].<ref name="LowerDib-dchb"/>

* On 16 February 2004, [[Anjaw district]] was carved out from the erstwhile Lohit district.<ref>{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook, Anjaw|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1216_PART_B_DCHB_ANJAW.pdf|publisher=Government of India|page=8|date=16 June 2014}}</ref>

* On 19 March 2012, [[Longding district]] was carved out from the erstwhile Tirap district.<ref name="G-Law">{{cite web|last1=Gwillim|first1=Law|title=India Districts|url=http://www.statoids.com/yin.html|website=www.statoids.com|date=2016}}</ref>

* On 25 November 2014, [[Namsai district]] was carved out from the erstwhile Lohit district.<ref name="ITed-18th">{{cite news|title=Namsai became the 18th district of Arunachal Pradesh in November 2014|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/namsai-officially-became-the-18th-district-of-arunachal-pradesh/1/407543.html|access-date=26 October 2015|agency=India Today|date=December 18, 2014}}</ref>

* On 7 February 2015, [[Kra Daadi district]] was carved out from the erstwhile Kurung Kumey district.<ref name="ToI-19th">{{cite web|title=Arunachal Pradesh carves out new district|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Arunachal-carves-out-new-district/articleshow/46167914.cms|website=The Times of India|date=9 February 2015}}</ref>

* On 27 November 2015, a new [[Siang district]] was carved out from parts of East Siang and West Siang districts.<ref name="AR-Siang12st">{{cite web|title=Siang becomes 21st district of Arunachal|url=https://arunachaltimes.in/archives/nov15%2028.html|publisher=The Arunachal Times|date=28 November 2015}}</ref>

* On 22 September 2017, [[Lower Siang district]], was carved out of West Siang and East Siang districts.<ref name="ToI-4new">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-16/guwahati/36373386_1_new-districts-changlang-west-siang|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130704113703/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-16/guwahati/36373386_1_new-districts-changlang-west-siang|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-07-04|title=Arunachal to get four new districts|date=2013-01-16|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2013-01-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lepcha|first1=Damien|title=Lower Siang starts functioning|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170923/jsp/northeast/story_174524.jsp|website=The Telegraph India|date=23 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Khandu Cabinet approves Operation of Lower Siang District with HQ Likabali|url=http://arunachal24.in/khandu-cabinet-approves-operation-of-lower-siang-district-with-hq-likabali/|website=Arunachal24.in|date=22 September 2017}}</ref>

* 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, Arunachal Pradesh|Raga]].<ref name="AT-19Oct2017">{{cite news|title=Protect tribals if Chakma & Hajong are considered for citizenship, says legislative assembly|url=https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2017/10/19/protect-tribals-if-chakma-hajong-are-considered-for-citizenship-says-legislative-assembly/|work=arunachaltimes.in|date=19 October 2017}}</ref> It comprises the administrative circles of Raga (which will be the district HQ), Kumporijo and [[Dollungmukh]] circles from Lower Subansiri District.<ref name="Arunachal24.in">{{cite news|title=Arunachal Assembly approves Kamle as 23rd district of state|url=http://arunachal24.in/arunachal-assembly-approves-kamle-as-23rd-district-of-state/|work=Arunachal24.in|date=18 October 2017}}</ref> 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.{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}}

*On 30 August 2018, following 3 new districts were formed:
# [[Pakke-Kessang district|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.
# [[Lepa-Rada district|Lepa-Rada]] created by bifurcating the Lower Siang district with headquarters at [[Basar, Arunachal Pradesh|Basar]] and 4 administrative units namely Tirbin, Basar, Daring and Sago.
# [[Shi-Yomi district|Shi-Yomi]] created by bifurcating the West Siang district with its headquarters at Tato and 4 administrative units namely Mechuka, Tato, Pidi and Manigong.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/for-creation-of-3-new-districts-pakke-kesang-lepa-rada-shi-yomi-arunachal-pradesh-assembly-passes-bi-1908352|title=Arunachal Assembly Passes Bill For Creation Of 3 New Districts|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2018-08-30}}</ref>

{{Arunachal Pradesh districts}}

==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:<ref>{{cite web|title=State Profile of Arunachal Pradesh|url=http://dcmsme.gov.in/dips/state_wise_dips/STATE%20PROFILE%20OF%20ARUNACHAL%20%20PRADESH,%202015_14316.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India|pages=12–15|date=2014}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Code
!District
!Headquarters
!Population (2011)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php |title= District Census 2011 |publisher=Census2011.co.in }}</ref>
!Area (km2)
!Density (/km2)
!Year created
! class="unsortable"| Map
|-
| AJ||[[Anjaw district|Anjaw]]||[[Hawai, India|Hawai]]|| 21,089|| 6,190|| 3|| 2004 ||[[File:Anjaw in Arunachal Pradesh (India).svg|center|217x217px]]
|-
| CH|| [[Changlang district|Changlang]]|| [[Changlang]]|| 147,951|| 4,662|| 32 || 1987 || [[File:Arunachal Pradesh Changlang district locator map.svg|center|217x217px]]
|-
| || [[Kamle district|Kamle]] || [[Raga, Arunachal Pradesh|Raga]] || 22,256<ref name="AT-19Oct2017"/> || 200 || 111.28 || 2017 || [[File:Kamle in Arunachal Pradesh (India).svg|center|217x217px]]
|-
| || [[Kra Daadi district|Kra Daadi]]|| [[Jamin (Arunachal Pradesh)|Jamin]]|| 22,290|| 2,202|| 10|| 2015 || [[File:Kra Daadi in Arunachal Pradesh (India).svg|center|217x217px]]
|-
| ||[[Kurung Kumey district|Kurung Kumey]]||[[Koloriang]]|| 89,717 || 8,818 || 10 || 2001 ||[[File:Arunachal Pradesh Kurung Kumey district locator map.svg|center|217x217px]]
|-
| || [[Lepa Rada district|Lepa-Rada]]|| [[Basar, Arunachal Pradesh|Basar]] || || || || 2018 || [[File:Lepa Rada in Arunachal Pradesh (India).svg|center|217x217px]]
|-
| EL||[[Lohit district|Lohit]]||[[Tezu]]|| 145,538|| 2,402|| 61 || 1980 ||[[File:Arunachal Pradesh Lohit district locator map.svg|center|217x217px]]
|-
| LD|| [[Longding district|Longding]]|| [[Longding]]|| 60,000<ref name="Longding">[[Longding District|Longding]] is included as part of [[Tirap District|Tirap]]</ref> || 1,200<ref name="Longding"/> || 50<ref name="Longding"/> || 2012 || [[File:Longding in Arunachal Pradesh (India).svg|center|217x217px]]
|-
| || [[Namsai district|Namsai]]|| [[Namsai, India|Namsai]]|| 95,950 || 1,587 || 60 || 2014 || [[File:Namsai in Arunachal Pradesh (India).svg|center|217x217px]]
|-
| || [[Pakke-Kessang district|Pakke-Kessang]] || [[Lemmi]] || || || || 2018 || [[File:Pakke-Kessang in Arunachal Pradesh (India).svg|center|217x217px]]
|-
| PA||[[Papum Pare district|Papum Pare]]||[[Yupia]]|| 176,385|| 2,875|| 61 || 1992 ||[[File:Arunachal Pradesh Papum Pare district locator map.svg|center|217x217px]]
|-
| || [[Shi Yomi district|Shi-Yomi]]|| Tato || 13,310 || 2,875 || 4.6 || 2018 || [[File:Shi-Yomi in Arunachal Pradesh (India).svg|center|217x217px]]
|-
| || [[Siang district|Siang]]|| [[Boleng]]|| 31,920 || 2,919 || 11 || 2015 || [[File:Siang in Arunachal Pradesh (India).svg|center|217x217px]]
|-
| TA|| [[Tawang district|Tawang]]|| [[Tawang Town]]|| 49,950|| 2,085|| 24 || 1984 || [[File:Arunachal Pradesh Tawang district locator map.svg|center|217x217px]]
|-
| TI|| [[Tirap district|Tirap]]|| [[Khonsa]]|| 111,975|| 2,362|| 47 || 1965 || [[File:Arunachal Pradesh Tirap district locator map.svg|center|217x217px]]
|-
| UD||[[Lower Dibang Valley district|Lower Dibang Valley]]||[[Roing]]|| 53,986|| 3,900 || 14 || 2001 ||[[File:Arunachal Pradesh Lower Dibang Valley district locator map.svg|center|217x217px]]
|-
| ||[[Upper Dibang Valley district|Dibang Valley]]||[[Anini]]|| 7,948 || 9,129 || 1 || 2001 ||[[File:Arunachal Pradesh Dibang Valley district locator map.svg|center|217x217px]]
|-
| EK|| [[East Kameng district|East Kameng]]|| [[Seppa]]|| 78,413|| 4,134|| 19 || 1980 || [[File:Arunachal Pradesh East Kameng district locator map.svg|center|217x217px]]
|-
| WK|| [[West Kameng district|West Kameng]]|| [[Bomdila]]|| 87,013|| 7,422|| 12 || 1980 || [[File:Arunachal Pradesh West Kameng district locator map.svg|center|217x217px]]
|-
| ES||[[East Siang district|East Siang]]||[[Pasighat]]|| 99,019|| 4,005|| 25|| 1980 ||[[File:Arunachal Pradesh East Siang district locator map.svg|center|217x217px]]
|-
| || [[Lower Siang district|Lower Siang]] || [[Likabali]] || 80,597 || || || 2017 || [[File:Lower Siang in Arunachal Pradesh (India).svg|center|217x217px]]
|-
| US|| [[Upper Siang district|Upper Siang]]|| [[Yingkiong]]|| 33,146 || 6,188 || 5 || 1994 || [[File:Arunachal Pradesh Upper Siang district locator map.svg|center|217x217px]]
|-
| WS|| [[West Siang district|West Siang]]|| [[Along, Arunachal Pradesh|Along]]|| 112,272 || 8,325 || 12 || 1980 || [[File:Arunachal Pradesh West Siang district locator map.svg|center|217x217px]]
|-
| LB|| [[Lower Subansiri district|Lower Subansiri]]|| [[Ziro]]|| 82,839|| 3,460|| 24 || 1980 || [[File:Arunachal Pradesh Lower Subansiri district locator map.svg|center|217x217px]]
|-
| UB|| [[Upper Subansiri district|Upper Subansiri]]|| [[Daporijo]]|| 83,205|| 7,032|| 12 || 1980 ||[[File:Arunachal Pradesh Upper Subansiri district locator map.svg|center|217x217px]]
|-
| || [[ Itanagar capital complex|Itanagar ]] || || 122,930 ||200 || || 2022 ||
|}

==Proposals for new districts==


{{More citations needed section|date=November 2017}}
* A proposal to bifurcate the existing [[Papum Pare district]]:
** the proposed '''[[Sagalee|Sagalee district]]''' entailing the existing sub-divisions of [[Sagalee]], Leporiang, Parang, and Mengio.{{Citation needed|date=November 2017}}
* 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, Arunachal Pradesh|Sarli]] and [[Damin, Arunachal Pradesh|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".{{Citation needed|date=November 2017}}
* 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".{{Citation needed|date=November 2017}}
* A 2017 proposal to bifurcate the existing [[Changlang district]] to create an additional '''"Rima district"''' out of it with HQ at [[Miao, Changlang|Miao]]. The proposed "Rima district" will entail the existing subdivisions of [[Diyun]], [[Bordumsa]], [[Kharsang]], [[Jairampur]], [[Nampong]], Rima-Putak ([[Tikhak]]), [[Miao, Changlang|Miao]], and [[Vijaynagar, Changlang|Vijoynagar]] from the "Changlang district". However, it was unanimously opposed by the Changlang People's Forum in the same month.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Zauing|first1=Pisi|title=Consensus reached on creation of new district|url=https://www.arunachaltimes.in/archives/feb17%2011.html|publisher=The Arunachal Times|date=11 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Civil society opposes creation of proposed Namdapha/Rima dist|url=https://www.arunachaltimes.in/archives/feb17%2019.html|publisher=The Arunachal Times|date=18 February 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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==External linkes ==

* [http://www.arunachalipr.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IPR_2019.pdf Official map of districts of Arunachal Pradesh], this is latest and currently valid map after the most recently new districts were last announced on 30 August 2018.

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