West Siang District
| West Siang district | |
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| District of Arunachal Pradesh | |
 Location of West Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh |
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| Country | India |
| State | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Headquarters | Aalo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,325 km2 (3,214 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 112,272 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 67.6% |
| • Sex ratio | 916 |
| Website | Official website |
West Siang (Pron:/ˈsjæŋ or ˈsɪæŋ/) is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India.
In 1989 territory was given from West Siang to the East Siang district. Since 1999, this territory has been in the new Upper Siang district. Archaeological finds from Malinithan site in West Siang are on displayed at the Jawaharlal Nehru Museum, Itanagar. west siang is now been divided into upper siang and lower siang.
The district headquarters are located at Aalo. West Siang district occupies an area of 8,325 square kilometres (3,214 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to Crete.
The 2,000-kilometre-long (1,200 mi) proposed Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway along the McMahon Line, (will intersect with the proposed East-West Industrial Corridor Highway) and will pass through this district, alignment map of which can be seen here and here.
There are seven Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituencies in this district: Liromoba, Likabali, Basar, Along West, Along East, Rumgong, and Mechuka. The first six are part of Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency, while Mechuka is part of Arunachal East Lok Sabha constituency.
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