Lohit District
| Lohit district | |
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| District of Arunachal Pradesh | |
 Location of Lohit district in Arunachal Pradesh |
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| Country | India |
| State | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Headquarters | Tezu |
| Government | |
| • District collector | Danish Ashraf, IAS |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,402 km2 (927 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 145,538 (2,011) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 69.9% |
| • Sex ratio | 901 |
| Website | Official website |
Lohit (Pron: /ˈləʊhɪt/) is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. The district headquarters are located at Tezu. As of 2011 it is the third most populous district of Arunachal Pradesh (out of 16), after Papum Pare and Changlang.
It was known earlier as the Mishmi Hills. The district is named after the Lohit River, from the Sanskrit Louhitya, reddish- or rust-coloured, and consists of the river valley and hills/mountains to the North and South.
During the medieval times, the present district was under the control of the rulers of the Sutiya Kingdom. The Sutiya rulers controlled the area from early 13th century to the 16th century and during the 19th century it became one of the last territories to be brought under British control after the punitive Abor and Mishmi Expedition in the first decade of 20th century.
In June 1980, Dibang Valley district was split from Lohit (and has since been bifurcated again to create the new Lower Dibang Valley district). On 16 February 2004, Anjaw district was carved out from the northern part of Lohit district bordering Tibet and Myanmar, with its headquarters at Hawai. Anjaw was carved out under the Arunachal Pradesh Re-organization of Districts Amendment Bill.
Namsai is an important sub-division of this district. It is a disyllabic word originated from the local dialect khampti: Nam means water and sai means sand. The place is so called because it is situated on the bank of the river Dihing, which is a tributary of Brahmaputra. Namsai, India connects with Tinsukia district of Assam. Lohit district occupies an area of 11,402 km² and has a population of 143,478 (as of 2001).
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