Thingbu

Thingbu
Village
Thingbu Show map of Arunachal Pradesh Thingbu Show map of India Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27°39′40″N 92°06′00″E / 27.66111°N 92.10000°E / 27.66111; 92.10000Coordinates: 27°39′40″N 92°06′00″E / 27.66111°N 92.10000°E / 27.66111; 92.10000
Country	India
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	Tawang district
Elevation	1,240 m (4,070 ft)
Languages
• Official	English
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code	IN-AR
Vehicle registration	AR

Thingbu is a settlement in Tawang district in the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, India.

It is located on the 2,000-kilometre-long (1,200 mi) proposed Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway along the McMahon Line, alignment map of which can be seen here and here.

A small village occupied by Monpa tribe & consists of 58 households.

Main festivals: Losar, Gandan Ngamchod etc.

Religion: Buddhist.

Dress: Traditional Shinka, Totung, Tenga-kime, Khichin, etc. ( for women). Khanjar, Chhuba, Totung, etc. (for men)

Heavy snowfall occurs during the months of December, January & February.