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| name = Bichom district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Arunachal Pradesh|District]] of [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
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| established_date = 7 February 2023
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| area_total_km2 = 2,897
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'''Bichom district''' is one of the 28 [[Districts of Arunachal Pradesh|districts]] of [[Arunachal Pradesh]] state in northeastern India. [[Napangphung]] is its headquarters.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-08 |title=Arunachal Assembly passes bill for two new districts |url=http://www.indiatodayne.in/arunachal-pradesh/story/arunachal-assembly-passes-bill-for-two-new-districts-867224-2024-02-08 |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=India Today NE |language=hi}}</ref>

==History==
In November 2023, the Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister [[Pema Khandu]] announced creation of Bichom district.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-20 |title=Arunachal: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and CM Pema Khandu announce Bichom district, unleash wave of development in Seppa |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/arunachal-pradesh/story/arunachal-union-minister-kiren-rijiju-and-cm-pema-khandu-announce-bichom-district-unleash-wave-of-development-in-seppa-714001-2023-11-20 |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=India Today NE |language=en}}</ref> And in February 2024, the cabinet approved the bill for district creation. It was formed by carving out 27 villages from [[West Kameng district]] and 28 villages from [[East Kameng district]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arunachal assembly passes bill to create two new districts |url=https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2024/02/08/ces12-ar-assembly-bill.html |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=The Week |language=en}}</ref> On March 7, 2024, the district was officially inaugurated by the Chief Minister [[Pema Khandu]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-07 |title=Arunachal CM Pema Khandu inaugurates new Bichom district |url=http://www.indiatodayne.in/arunachal-pradesh/story/arunachal-cm-pema-khandu-inaugurates-new-bichom-district-922524-2024-03-07 |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=India Today NE |language=hi}}</ref> The district was formed following the demand for its creation by the [[Hruso people|Aka tribe]] and [[Miji people|Miji tribe]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Politics Behind Reviving the Demand for a Mon Autonomous Council in Arunachal |url=https://thewire.in/politics/arunachal-pradesh-mon-autonomous-council-pema-khandu |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=The Wire}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Arunachal Pradesh}}

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[[Category:Districts of Arunachal Pradesh]]

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Bichom district - Revision history

BarbaraMajeski6 at 13:03, 26 March 2026