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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Daporijo
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| native_name_lang = Tagin
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| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Upper Subansiri]]
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| established_date = 19 June 1991
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'''Daporijo''' is a [[census town]] in the [[Upper Subansiri district]], [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Arunachal Pradesh]] in the Northeast of India.

==Nomenclature==

Originally Dapo referred to "protection" or "the barrier" against the epidemic or evil spirits while Rijo stood for "the valley". It hosts the headquarters of [[Upper Subansiri district]]. It is a beautiful town situated amidst endless hillocks, atop the river Subansiri, known for the Daporijo Bridge- a BRO undertaking as one of the swiftest ever: a bridge built in only 27 days in April 2020.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Daporijo had a population of 15,468. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Daporijo has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66% and, female literacy is 51%. In Daporijo, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age. Daporijo is the headquarters of the Upper Subansiri District, which is the homeland of three ethnic groups, the Tagin, Galo, and Nyishi tribes. It is a [[Tagin people|Tagin]] majority area, with prominent sub-groups or clans Leyu, Tamin, Tasi, Gidu Gingu, Reri, [[Mra]], [[Nah (tribe)|Nah]], etc..

==Governance==
'''Taniya Soki''' is the MLA of 24th Daporijo constituency (as of April-2019), and the Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Magistrate is Kanto Dangen APCS (as of jan 2021). Taru Gusar is the SP (Superintendent of Police) of the Daporijo township.

==Topography==
Daporijo is located at an elevation of 600 m above sea level. It is located beside the river Subansiri, one of the principal rivers of Arunachal Pradesh, and a major tributary of the mighty Brahmaputra Daporijo valley is surrounded by Evergreen hills in three corners and [[Subansiri River|Subansiri river]] in the other.

Most famous places around Daporijo are Menga Mandir, [[Sippi]], etc..

==Transport connectivity ==

Daporji is on the [[National Highway 13 (India)|NH13]] which is part of larger [[Trans-Arunachal Highway]]. A strategic road was constructed by BRO in 2017 in [[Kurung Kumey district]] between Huri (which is already connected to [[Koloriang]]) and Sarli after heavy construction equipment was heli-airlifted from [[Ziro]], which will enable Koloriang-Huri-Sarli-Taliha-Daporijo connectivity by facilitating the construction of the remaining Sarli-Taliha section.<ref name=sar1>[https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/border-road-org-builds-strategic-road-in-remote-arunachal-near-china-117090400810_1.html Border Road Org builds strategic road in remote Arunachal near China], Business Standard, 4 Sept 2017.</ref><ref name=sar3>[http://www.arunachalpwd.org/pdf/SARDP_Power_point.pdf SARDP approved roads], SARDP plan, 2017.</ref> Once [[Taliha]]-Daporijo, [[Taliha]]-[[Nacho, Arunachal Pradesh|Nacho]], Taliha-Tato (head quarter of [[Shi Yomi district]] are completed, all of which were under construction in February 2021 while facing land acquisition issues, it will provide the [[Arunachal Frontier Highway|strategic frontier connectivity]] from [[Seppa]]-Tamsang Yangfo-Sarili-Koloriang-Sarili-Nacho(and beyond to Daporijo-[[Taksing]])-Tato(and beyond to [[Mechuka]]-Gelling and [[Aalo]]).<ref name=sar2>[http://164.100.47.193/lsscommittee/Defence/17_Defence_10.pdf Defence committee: action taken report], Parliament of India, 12 Feb 2021.</ref>

==Festivals==
[[Si-Donyi Festival]], [[mopin]], [[bori yullo]], [[nyokum]] festivals of the different tribes makes much festivity around the year.

==See also==
[[List of constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
there is a total of 60th constituencies

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.arunachaltourism.com/daporijo.php]

[[Category:Upper Subansiri district]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Upper Subansiri district]]

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