Upper Subansiri district
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Upper Subansiri (Pron:/su:bənˈsɪɹi/) is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India.
History
The district was formed when Subansiri district was bifurcated into Upper and Lower Subansiri districts in 1980.[1]
Geography
The district headquarter is located at Daporijo. Upper Subansiri district occupies an area of Script error: No such module "convert".,[2] comparatively equivalent to the United Kingdom's East Falkland island.[3] The important towns are Chetam, Giba, Taksing, Limeking, Nacho, Siyum, Payeng, Taliha, Gite Ripa, Gussar, Dumporijo, Daporijo, Maro, Baririjo and Puchigeku, each of which is the headquarters of a circle.
Transport
The proposed Script error: No such module "convert". Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway along the McMahon Line,[4][5][6][7] (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.[8]
Economy
In 2006 the Indian government named Upper Subansiri one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[9] It is the only district in Arunachal Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[9]
Divisions
There are four Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituencies in this district: Nacho, Taliha, Daporijo and Dumporijo. All of these are part of Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency.[10]
Demographics
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At the time of the 2011 census, 69.17% of the population spoke Tagin, 14.30% Gallong, 9.30% Nyishi, 1.14% Bhojpuri and 1.05% Nepali as their first language.[14]
Education
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Megdong for Upper Subansiri district is located about 10 km east from the administrative headquarter Daporijo.
Tourism
Tourist sites in the area include:
- Aato Topo statue at Dumporijo;
- Menga mandir: a cave mandir with a huge Shiva Linga inside. The cave has two caves within, which goes down about 8 meters.
- Jalang waterfall at Timba village
- Keba Somara village where there is Yechung GambungScript error: No such module "Unsubst". in the Subansiri river, which is believed to be linked to a cave/large crack in the mountain, 2 km away and has an associated history.
- Lingpi ligne at Dupit village has a huge Shiva Linga shaped stone (Lingpi coming out from earth) which has a
- Achin Muri is a historical place associated with the massacre of Indian Army in 1953
- Sher-e-Thappa statue commemorating an engagement with the Chinese for 72 hours in 1962 Indo-China war
Also, there is trekking from Siyum to Mechuka through the snow-laden Tikuk pass in the Tikuk mountain (during November). This trade route was part of the established barter practice between Tibet and the tribes in the region during 20th C.[15]
References
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External links
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