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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bhalukpung
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
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| subdivision_name2 = West Kameng
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| postal_code = 790114
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| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
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[[File:Salna Bari, Bhalukpong.jpg|260px|thumb|Salna Bari]]

'''Bhalukpung''' is a small town located along the southern reaches of the [[Himalayas]] in [[West Kameng]] district of [[Arunachal Pradesh]] in [[India]]. The town is located at 213m above sea level,<ref>[http://westkameng.nic.in/tourism.htm TOURISM : WEST KAMENG DISTRICT] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051217135232/http://westkameng.nic.in/tourism.htm |date=17 December 2005 }}</ref> 100 km from [[Bomdila]], 52 km from [[Tezpur]] and 5 km from Tipi. It lies along the [[Kameng river]] and is the headquarters of Bhalukpung circle. A road leads to [[Bomdila]] via the Tipi Orchidariurm, and the inner line check post is located at Bhalukpung.<ref>[http://www.planetsindia.com/trekking.htm TREKING IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615012815/http://www.planetsindia.com/trekking.htm |date=15 June 2006 }}</ref>
It has a railway station namely Bhalukpong Railway Station, connected to Rangiya Murkongselek rail line at Balipara. It has 3 platforms. One pair of trains runs daily to and from here.

Bhalukpung was governed by local tribal Aka rulers, with occasional political dominance from [[Bhutan]] and [[Assam]]. Ahom rulers of Assam did not interfere with the local tribals, except for retaliatory raids into the tribal territory. In 1873, the British had declared the area around Bhalukpung as off-limits.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

Fish angling and river rafting are the principal tourist activities in Bhalukpung. Tourist attractions in Bhalukpung include the Pakhui Game Sanctuary and Tipi Orchidarium, which hosts over 2600 cultivated orchids from 80 different species.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

The annual festival Nyethidow of the [[Aka (tribe)|Aka tribe]] is celebrated in January at Bhalukpung, Thrizino. Bhalukpung is inhabited by members of the Aka Tribes.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

== References ==

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== External links ==
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Bhalukpong}}
* [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/10060206#map=9/27.3050/92.5946&layers=O Bhalukpong Circle], OpenStreetMap, retrieved 1 December 2021.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131016100357/http://www.north-east-india.com/arunachal-pradesh/sessa-orchid-sanctuary.html Sessa Orchid Sanctuary]
* [http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~sbhatnag/Nature/warunachal/wapLocEaglenest.htm Location of Bhalukpong]

[[Category:Cities and towns in West Kameng district]]

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