Tirap district
Tirap
Tirap | |
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District of Arunachal Pradesh | |
Country | India |
State | Arunachal Pradesh |
Headquarters | Khonsa |
Town | Deomali |
Area | |
• Total | 1,170 km2 (450 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 55,022 |
• Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 52.2% |
• Sex ratio | 931 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | tirap |
Tirap district (Pron:/tɪˈɹæp/) is a district located in the southeastern part of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. It shares a state border with Assam, an international border with Myanmar and a district border with Changlang and Longding.
History
Since time immemorial, Tirap has been inhabited by the ancestors of the indigenous tribes.
During the
On 14 November 1987, Tirap was bifurcated to create the new Changlang district. In 2013 Tirap was again split to create Longding district.[2]
Recently, Tirap has also been a major target for the
Geography
Tirap district occupies an area of 2,362 square kilometres (912 sq mi),[3] comparatively equivalent to Canada's Cornwall Island.[4] The elevation ranges from 200 meters in the northwest to 4,000 meters in the Patkai Hills. After bifurcation the district occupied an area of 1,170 square km.
Divisions
There are four
Demographics
According to the
Language
Much of the tribal population consists of the Naga related
Religion
Education
Most of the educational institutions in Tirap district are located in Deomali.
• Wangcha Rajkumar Government College, Deomali. It is the sole college in Tirap & Longding districts.
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• St. George School, Deomali.
• Ramakrishna Sarada Mission School
Tourism
Tirap District Museum, is the museum of history of the area.[9]
Khonsa Museum in Khonsa shows the history of local tribal bamboo and cane artifacts.[9]
Khonsa Waterfall lies near Khonsa in the forested hills.[9]
Silombhu War Cave, south of Khonsa and 7 km from Thinsa village via forested hills, on the 2,119 metre-high (6,952ft) "Longpongka" hilltop (locally known as the "Silombhu" hilltop) near the
See also
References
- ^ a b Trekkers stumble upon WWII stone cave near Arunachal-Myanmar border, Times of India, 11 Feb 2024.
- ^ Law, Gwillim (25 September 2011). "Districts of India". Statoids. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
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- United Nations Environment Program. 18 February 1998. Archived from the originalon 1 December 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
Cornwall Island 2,358km2
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies allocation w.r.t District and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Arunachal Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Grenada 108,419 July 2011 est.
- ^ a b "C-16 population by mother tongue". Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Population by religion community – 2011". Census of India, 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.[dead link]
- ^ a b c Tirap, accessed 12 Feb 2024.