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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Lower Dibang Valley district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Arunachal Pradesh|District]] of [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
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| image_map = Arunachal Pradesh Lower Dibang Valley district locator map.svg
| map_caption = Location of Lower Dibang Valley district in Arunachal Pradesh
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| coor_pinpoint = Roing
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
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| established_title = Established
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Roing]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
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| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 54,080<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | accessdate = 2011-09-30 |year=2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 70.4%<ref name=districtcensus />
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 919<ref name=districtcensus />
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| website = {{URL|https://roing.nic.in/}}
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| image_skyline = View from Bara Golai, 16 km north of Roing.jpg
| image_caption = View of the Dibang from Bara Golai north of Roing
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The '''Lower Dibang Valley district''' (Pron:/dɪˈbæŋ/) is an [[List of districts in India|administrative district]] in the state of [[Arunachal Pradesh]] in [[northeastern India]]. It is the tenth least populous district in the country.<ref name="distcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | accessdate = 30 September 2011 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Snow clad mountain, Lower Dibang Valley.jpg|thumb|Snow capped mountain]]
In June 1980, the Dibang Valley district was created from part of the [[Lohit district]].<ref name='Statoids'>{{cite web | url = http://www.statoids.com/yin.html | title = Districts of India | accessdate = 11 October 2011 | last = Law | first = Gwillim | date = 25 September 2001 | work = Statoids}}</ref> On 16 December 2001, the Dibang Valley district was bifurcated into [[Upper Dibang Valley district|Dibang Valley district]] and Lower Dibang Valley district.<ref name='Statoids'/>

==Geography==
The headquarters of the district is [[Roing]]. Before it was carved out of the district on 16 December 2001, [[Anini]] housed the district headquarters.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://roing.nic.in/history.htm |title=Official Website of the Lower Dibang Valley District |access-date=2 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526102601/http://roing.nic.in/history.htm |archive-date=26 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Transport==
The proposed {{convert|2000|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} [[Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Border Road|Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway]] goes along 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|accessdate=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|website=www.dnaindia.com|accessdate=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|accessdate=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 |accessdate= 26 October 2014}}</ref> and will pass through the Lower Dibang Valley district. An alignment map 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|accessdate= 26 October 2014}}</ref> It will intersect with the proposed [[East-West Industrial Corridor Highway, Arunachal Pradesh|East-West Industrial Corridor Highway]].

==Divisions==
There are two [[Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] constituencies located in this district: [[Dambuk]] and Roing. Both are part of the [[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 |accessdate=21 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813085549/http://ceoarunachal.nic.in/Information/ACwiseDistrictwisePCwise.htm |archivedate=13 August 2011 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], the Lower Dibang Valley district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 54,080,<ref name="districtcensus" /> roughly equal to the nation of [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]].<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 | accessdate = 1 October 2011 | quote = Saint Kitts and Nevis 50,314 July 2011 est.}}</ref> This makes it the 630th most populous district in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 14 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its rate of [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] from 2001–2011 was 7.01%.<ref name=districtcensus/> The Lower Dibang Valley has a [[sex ratio]] of 919 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 70.38%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

===Languages===
Major languages spoken include [[Idu Mishmi language|Idu Mishmi]] and [[Adi people|Adi]]. [[Hindi]] has been taught in schools since the 1970s. Most of the citizens understand and speak Hindi. In other various areas, different languages are spoken, such as [[Nepali language|Nepali]] and [[Assamese language|Assamese]]. English is also spoken by educated citizens.{{fact|date=August 2021}}

==Flora and fauna==
The district is rich in wildlife. Rare mammals such as [[Mishmi takin]], [[red goral]], [[elephant]]s, [[wild water buffalo]]s and [[leaf muntjac]] live in the district. Birds that live in the Lower Dibang Valley include [[Sclater's monal]], [[Blyth's tragopan]], the [[rufous-necked hornbill]], the [[Bengal florican]], and the [[white-winged wood duck]].<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> Mishmi Hills giant flying squirrels (''Petaurista mishmiensis'') also live in this district.<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 1980, the Lower Dibang Valley district became home to the Mehao [[Wildlife Sanctuaries in India|Wildlife Sanctuary]], which has an area of {{convert|282|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 |accessdate=25 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823163836/http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm |archivedate=23 August 2011 }}</ref> A new subspecies of hoolock gibbon has been discovered in this area, which was named the Mishmi Hills hoolock. ''H. h. mishmiensis''.<ref name="Choudhury2013">.{{cite book|author=A. U. Choudhury|title=Description of a new subspecies of hoolock gibbon''Hoolock hoolock'' from North East India. The Newsletter & Journal of the Rhino Foundation for nat. in NE India 9: 49–59|year=2013}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://roing.nic.in/ Official website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Lower Dibang Valley district
|North = [[Upper Dibang Valley|Upper Dibang Valley district]]
|Northeast = {{Flagicon|China}}
|East = [[Lohit district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Tinsukia district]], Assam
|Southwest =
|West = [[East Siang district]]
|Northwest = [[Upper Siang district]]
}}

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