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Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh
State
Arunachal Pradesh Seal.svg
Seal
IN-AR.svg
Coordinates (Itanagar): 27°04′N 93°22′E / 27.06°N 93.37°E / 27.06; 93.37Coordinates: 27°04′N 93°22′E / 27.06°N 93.37°E / 27.06; 93.37
Country  India
Established 20 February 1987
Capital Itanagar
Largest city Itanagar
Districts 20
Government
 • Body Government of Arunachal Pradesh
 • Governor V. Shanmuganathan
 • Chief Minister Pema Khandu(BJP)
 • Legislature Unicameral (60 seats)
 • Parliamentary constituency Rajya Sabha 1
Lok Sabha 2
 • High Court Guwahati High Court – Itanagar Bench
Area
 • Total 83,743 km2 (32,333 sq mi)
Area rank 15th
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,382,611
 • Rank 27th
 • Density 17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code IN-AR
HDI Increase 0.617 (medium)
HDI rank 18th (2005)
Literacy 66.95%
Official language English
Website arunachalpradesh.nic.in
State symbols of Arunachal Pradesh
Language English, Arunachali Hindi,Chakma,Adi, Monpa, Galo, Nyishi, Tangsha, Senji-Thonji, Tai Khamti
Song Jia Jin Jia
Animal Mithun
Bird Hornbill
Flower Foxtail orchid
Tree Hollong
River Siang Yarlung Tsangpo, Lohit, Tirap, Subansiri, Kameng

Arunachal Pradesh /ˌɑːrəˌnɑːəl prəˈdɛʃ/ is one of the twenty-nine states of India. Located in northeast India, it holds the most north-eastern position among the states in the north-east region of India. Arunachal Pradesh borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south, and shares international borders with Bhutan in the west, Myanmar in the east and China in the north. Itanagar is the capital of the state. Arunachal Pradesh has territorial disputes with both the PRC and ROC due to its cultural, ethnic and geographic proximity to Tibet.

A major part of the state, formerly called the North-East Frontier Agency, is disputed by China as the legality of the Simla Accord is not recognized by it. China claims most of the state as South Tibet. The state is seen to have major potential for hydropower development.

Arunachal Pradesh, whose name means Land of the Dawn-Lit Mountains in Sanskrit, is also known as the Orchid State of India or the Paradise of the Botanists. Geographically, it is the largest among the North-east Indian states commonly known as the Seven Sister States. As in other parts of Northeast India, the people native to the state trace their origins to the Tibeto-Burman people. In recent times, large number of migrants from various parts of India and other lands have built extensive economic and cultural ties with the state's population.


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