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{{distinguish|Lower Dibang Valley district}}
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{{Infobox district
| name = Dibang Valley district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Arunachal Pradesh|District of Arunachal Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| other_name = ''Norway of India''
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location in Arunachal Pradesh
| image_skyline = Dibang valley (7453899412).jpg
| coordinates = {{coord|28|42|N|95|42|E|region:IN_type:adm2nd_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint = Anini
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 =
| subdivision_name2 =
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Anini]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 9129
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 8004<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/477-dibang-valley.html |title= Dibang Valley District Population Census 2011, Arunachal Pradesh literacy sex ratio and density |publisher=Census Organization of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103064521/http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/477-dibang-valley.html|archive-date=3 January 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 27.55%
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 64.8%<ref name=districtcensus />
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 808<ref name=districtcensus />
| leader_title = [[Deputy Commissioner]]
| leader_name = Minga Sherpa, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| leader_title1 =
| leader_name1 =
| leader_title2 =
| leader_name2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
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| website = {{URL|http://dibangvalley.nic.in/}}
| official_name =
| image_map1 = Dibang District Valley with circles and various labels.png
| map_caption1 = Dibang Valley district with administrative circles and other labels
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'''Dibang Valley district''' ({{IPAc-en|d|ɪ|ˈ|b|æ|ŋ}} {{respell|dib|ANG}}) is a district of the Indian state of [[Arunachal Pradesh]]<ref>[http://india.gov.in/knowindia/districts/andhra1.php?stateid=AR National Portal of India : Know India : Districts of India]. India.gov.in.</ref> named after the [[Dibang River]]<ref>[http://roing.nic.in/history.htm History : Lower Dibang Valley]. Roing.nic.in (16 December 2001).</ref> or the Talon as the [[Mishmi people|Mishmis]] call it. It is the least populated district in [[India]] and has an area of {{convert|9129|km2|sqmi}}.<ref name="districtcensus"/>

==History==
In June 1980, Dibang Valley district was created out of part of [[Lohit district]].<ref name='Statoids'>{{cite web | url = http://www.statoids.com/yin.html | title = Districts of India | access-date = 2011-10-11 | last = Law | first = Gwillim | date = 25 September 2011 | work = Statoids}}</ref> On 16 December 2001, Dibang Valley district was [[bifurcation (law)|bifurcated]] into Dibang Valley district and [[Lower Dibang Valley district]].<ref name='Statoids'/>

==Geography==
[[File:Dibang Valley District.jpg|left|thumb|294x294px|Rivers in Dibang Valley district]]

The [[Dibang River]] originates in the mountains of Arunachal Pradesh and flows through the length of the valley which is named after it. The Dibang has multiple tributaries and only once it debouches into the plains is it called by its name. Some of the major rivers of Dibang Valley District are the Ahui, Emra, Mathun, Dri, Tangon, Ithun, and Ange. The capital of this district, [[Anini]], is the northernmost district capital in [[Northeast India]]. This district contains the northernmost point of [[Northeast India]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}}

==Transport==
The {{convert|2000|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} proposed Mago-[[Thingbu]] to [[Vijaynagar, Changlang|Vijaynagar]] [[Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Border Road|Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway]] along the [[McMahon Line]],<ref name=BR1>{{cite web|title=Top officials to meet to expedite road building along China border|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Top-officials-to-meet-to-expedite-road-building-along-China-border/articleshow/44831871.cms|author=Dipak Kumar Dash|work=The Times of India|access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=BR2>{{cite web|title=Narendra Modi government to provide funds for restoration of damaged highways|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-narendra-modi-government-to-provide-funds-for-restoration-of-damaged-highways-2020106|publisher=www.dnaindia.com|access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=BR3>{{cite web|title=Indian Government Plans Highway Along Disputed China Border|url=https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/indian-government-plans-highway-along-disputed-china-border/|work=Ankit Panda|publisher=thediplomat.com|access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=BR4>{{cite web |url= http://www.livemint.com/Politics/nqEwdXxkIgrSHPpTSzsFRN/Govt-planning-road-along-McMohan-line-in-Arunachal-Pradesh.html |title= Govt planning road along McMohan line in Arunachal Pradesh: Kiren Rijiju |publisher= Live Mint |access-date= 2014-10-26}}</ref> (will intersect with the proposed [[East-West Industrial Corridor Highway, Arunachal Pradesh|East-West Industrial Corridor Highway]]) will pass through this district, alignment map of which can be seen [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20141016/nat7.jpg here] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306112247/http://arunachalpradesh.nic.in/images/state_map.jpg here].<ref name=BR5>{{cite web |url= http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20141016/nation.htm|title=China warns India against paving road in Arunachal|work=Ajay Banerjee|publisher=tribuneindia.com|access-date= 2014-10-26}}</ref>

==Divisions==
There is only one [[Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] constituency in this district- the [[Anini (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Anini constituency]]. It is part of [[Arunachal East (Lok Sabha constituency)|Arunachal East Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref name="ceo1">{{cite web|url=http://ceoarunachal.nic.in/Information/ACwiseDistrictwisePCwise.htm |title=Assembly Constituencies allocation w.r.t District and Parliamentary Constituencies |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Arunachal Pradesh website |access-date=21 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813085549/http://ceoarunachal.nic.in/Information/ACwiseDistrictwisePCwise.htm |archive-date=13 August 2011 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|23=1961|24=3,221|25=1971|26=5,297|27=1981|28=6,912|29=1991|30=7,393|31=2001|32=7,272|33=2011|34=8,004|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Dibang Valley district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 7,948,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Nauru]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Nauru 9,322 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 640th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|0.8|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. With this, it is also the most sparsely populated district in India.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 9.3%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Dibang Valley has a [[sex ratio]] of 808 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 64.8%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

The major population of this district consists of [[Mishmi people|Mishmi (Idu)]].

The Mishmis have a story narrating the first journeys undertaken in course of migration. The story conveys the names and location of the Cheethu-Huluni or the twelve rivers that the Mishmi (Idu) people came over in the region and settled around. The first accounts of the Mishmi (Idus) are found in the narrations given by the neighboring [[Ahom people|Ahoms]]. The Mishmis inhabited the deep jungles of what is now the Dibang valley.

===Religion===
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| title = Religion in Dibang Valley district (2011)<ref name=Census>{{Cite news|url=https://www.census2011.com/data/religion/district/477-dibang-valley.html|title=2011 Religion Census|access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref>
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About 40% of the district's population follows [[Hinduism]].<ref name=Census/> The [[Mishmi people|Mishmi(Idu) people]] here believes that Rukmini-Chief Consort of [[Lord Krishna]] belonged to their tribe.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2018/03/28/a-twist-in-the-myth-rukminis-vague-arunachal-connection/ |title=A twist in the myth: Rukmini’s vague Arunachal connection |access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref> The plays and dances on 'Rukmini haran' are common. There is a legend that
[[Lord Krishna]] asked the Mishmi people to cut their hair as a form of punishment for not allowing him to marry [[Rukmini]]. Due to this Idu-Mishmi people are also called "chulikata" (chuli-hair, kata- cut).<ref>{{cite news | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/research/fact-check-did-rukmini-come-from-arunachal-pradesh-madhavpur-mela-guajat-vijay-rupani-mahesh-sharma-5116300/ | title=Fact Check: Did Rukmini come from Arunachal Pradesh? Here is what we know | date=29 March 2018 | newspaper=The Indian Express | first=Adrija | last=Roychowdhury | access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref>

===Languages===

{{Pie chart
| thumb = right
| caption = Languages of Dibang Valley District (2011)<ref name="Census of India">{{Cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1200.XLSX |title=Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |website=www.censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>
| label1 = [[Digaro languages|Mishmi]]
| value1 = 68.73
| color1 = Darkslategrey
| label2 = [[Nepali language|Nepali]]
| value2 = 14.19
| color2 = Sienna
| label3 = [[Hindi]]
| value3 = 5.10
| color3 = Orange
| label4 = [[Assamese language|Assamese]]
| value4 = 2.70
| color4 = Peru
| label5 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| value5 = 2.17
| color5 = Yellow
| label6 = [[Adi language|Adi]]
| value6 = 1.01
| color6 = Deepskyblue
| label7 = Others
| value7 = 6.10
| color7 = Grey
}}

Languages spoken include [[Idu Mishmi language|Idu Mishmi]] with approximately 25,000 speakers, written in both [[Latin script|Latin]] and [[Devanagari|Devanagric]] scripts.

==Flora and fauna==
The district is rich in wildlife. Rare mammals such as [[Mishmi takin]], [[red goral]] and [[Gongshan muntjac]] occur, while among birds there is the rare [[Sclater's monal]].<ref>Choudhury, Anwaruddin(2008) Survey of mammals and birds in Dihang-Dibang biosphere reserve, Arunachal Pradesh. Final report to Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India. The Rhino Foundation for nature in NE India, Guwahati, India. 70pp.</ref> A flying squirrel new to science was discovered from this district in the 2000s. It has been named as [[Mishmi giant flying squirrel]], ''Petaurista mishmiensis''.<ref>Choudhury, Anwaruddin (2009).One more new flying squirrel of the genus Petaurista Link, 1795 from Arunachal Pradesh in north-east India. The Newsletter and Journal of the RhinoFoundation for nat. in NE India 8: 26–34, plates.</ref>

In 1991, Dibang Valley district became home to the [[Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary]], which has an area of {{convert|4149|km2|mi2|abbr=on|1}}.<ref name=parks>{{cite web|author=Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment |title=Protected areas: Arunachal Pradesh |url=http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm |access-date=25 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823163836/http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm |archive-date=23 August 2011 }}</ref>

== Map ==
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File:NH-46-16 Nizamghat India.jpg
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://dibangvalley.nic.in/ Official Website of Dibang Valley District Government]

{{Geographic location
|state = expanded
|Centre = Dibang Valley district
|North = [[Zayul County]] (Tibet)
|Northeast =
|East = [[Zayul County]] (Tibet)
|Southeast =
|South = [[Lower Dibang Valley district]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Upper Siang district]]
|Northwest =
}}

{{Arunachal Pradesh}}

{{Authority control}}

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