List of districts in Arunachal Pradesh facts for kids

On December 1, 1965 the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency was divided into five districts:

1. Kameng district
2. upper Subansiri district and lower Subansiri district
3. Siang district
4. Lohit district
5. Tirap district

Districts

• Kameng Division (Bomdila): Tawang, West Kameng, East Kameng
• Subansiri Division (Ziro): Papum Pare, Kurung Kumey, Kra Daadi, Lower Subansiri, Upper Subansiri
• Siang Division (Pasighat): West Siang, East Siang, Central Siang, Upper Siang
• Lohit-Dibang Division (Tezu): Upper Dibang Valley, Lower Dibang Valley, Anjaw, Lohit, Namsai
• Tirap Division (Khonsa): Changlang, Tirap, Longding

As of 2016, Arunachal Pradesh comprises 20 districts. Most of them are inhabited by various tribal groups. These are:

Code	District	Headquarters	Population (2011)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)	Map
TA	Tawang	Tawang Town	49,950	2,085	19
WK	West Kameng	Bomdila	87,013	7,422	10
EK	East Kameng	Seppa	78,413	4,134	14
PA	Papum Pare	Yupia	176,385	2,875	42
	Kurung Kumey	Koloriang	89,717	8,818	10
	Kra Daadi	Jamin
LB	Lower Subansiri	Ziro	82,839	3,460	24
UB	Upper Subansiri	Daporijo	83,205	7,032	8
WS	West Siang	Along	112,272	8,325	12
ES	East Siang	Pasighat	99,019	4,005	22
	Central Siang	Pangin
US	Upper Siang	Yingkiong	33,146	6,188	5
UD	Lower Dibang Valley	Roing	53,986	3,900	14
	Upper Dibang Valley	Anini	7,948	9,129	1
AJ	Anjaw	Hawai	21,089	6,190	3
EL	Lohit	Tezu	145,538	2,402	13
	Namsai	Namsai
CH	Changlang	Changlang	147,951	4,662	27
TI	Tirap	Khonsa	111,997	2,362	42
LD	Longding	Longding

New Proposals

• Rima district, from Changlang district. Sub-divisions: Diyun, Bordumsa, Kharsang, Jairampur, Nampong, Rima-Putak (Tikhak), Miao, and Vijoynagar
• Lower Siang district with headquarter in Likabali, from West Siang district and East Siang district
• Itanagar district, from Papum Pare district. Sub-divisions: Tarasso, Balijan, Sangdupota, Banderdava, Itanagar, and Naharlagun.
• Sagalee district, from Papum Pare district. Sub-divisions: Sagalee, Leporiang, Parang, and Mengio.
• North Subansiri district, from Kurung Kumey (Sub-divisions of Sarli, Damin), Kra Daadi (Sub-division of Pipsorang/Longding Koling) and Upper Subansiri (Sub-divisions of Taksing, Limeking, Nacho, Siyum) districts.
• Leparada district with headquarter in Basar
• Hayuliang district, from Anjaw district (Sub-divisions of Hayuliang, Metengliang, Chaglagam, Goiliang) and northeastern parts of Tezu circle in Lohit district.