The Lower Dibang Valley district (Pron:/dɪˈbæŋ/) is an

administrative district Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of public administration within a particular sovereign state. This particular usage of the word government refers specifically to a level of administration that is both geographically-loca ...

in the state of

Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares ...

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. It is the tenth least populous district in the country.

History

In June 1980, the Dibang Valley district was created from part of the

Lohit district Lohit () is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. The district headquarters is located at Tezu. As of 2011 it is the third most populous district of Arunachal Pradesh, after Papum Pare and Changlang. Etymology ...

. On 16 December 2001, the Dibang Valley district was bifurcated into

Dibang Valley district Dibang Valley (Pron:/dɪˈbæŋ/) is a district of Arunachal Pradesh named after the Dibang River or the Talon as the Mishmis call it. It is the least populated district in India and has an area of . History In June 1980, Dibang Valley distr ...

and Lower Dibang Valley district.

Geography and timeline

The headquarters of the district is Roing. Before it was carved out of the district on 16 December 2001,

Anini Anini is the headquarters of the Dibang Valley district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India. Anini was also the district headquarters of the undivided Dibang Valley district. Most of this location's population consists of the I ...

housed the district headquarters.

Transport

The proposed Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway goes along the

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, and will pass through the Lower Dibang Valley district. An alignment map can be see
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It will intersect with the proposed East-West Industrial Corridor Highway.

Divisions

There are two

Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Arunachal Pradesh state in north-eastern India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Itanagar, the capital of the state. The Legislative Assembly comprise ...

constituencies located in this district: Dambuk and Roing. Both are part of the Arunachal East Lok Sabha constituency.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the Lower Dibang Valley district has a

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of 54,080, roughly equal to the nation of

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. This makes it the 630th most populous district in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its rate of population growth rate from 2001–2011 was 7.01%. The Lower Dibang Valley has a

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of 919

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for every 1000 males, and a

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of 70.38%. Scheduled Tribes make up 48.03% of the population.

Religion

Languages

Major languages spoken include Idu Mishmi and Adi.

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has been taught in schools since the 1970s. Most of the citizens understand and speak Hindi. In other various areas, different languages are spoken, such as

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and Assamese. English is also spoken by educated citizens. At the time of the 2011 census, 24.29% of the population spoke

, 23.03% Adi, 15.15% Mishmi, 7.04%

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, 7.02% Mishing, 4.54%

Bhojpuri Bhojpuri (;Bhojpuri entry, Oxford Dictionaries
, Oxford U ...

, 3.75% Assamese, 2.83%

and 2.23% Galo as their first language.

Flora and fauna

The district is rich in wildlife. Rare mammals such as

Mishmi takin The Mishmi takin (''Budorcas taxicolor taxicolor'') is an endangered goat-antelope native to India, Myanmar and the People's Republic of China. It is a subspecies of takin. The Mishmi takin lives in Northeast India and eats bamboo and will ...

red goral The red goral (''Naemorhedus baileyi'') is a species of even-toed ungulate in the subfamily Caprinae in the family Bovidae. It is found in India, Tibet and Myanmar. Its natural habitats are seasonal mountainous areas 1,000 to 2,000 meters above s ...

elephant Elephants are the largest existing land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantida ...

wild water buffalo The wild water buffalo (''Bubalus arnee''), also called Asian buffalo, Asiatic buffalo and wild buffalo, is a large Bovinae, bovine native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It has been listed as ''Endangered species, Endangered'' i ...

s and leaf muntjac live in the district. Birds that live in the Lower Dibang Valley include Sclater's monal, Blyth's tragopan, the rufous-necked hornbill, the

Bengal florican The Bengal florican (''Houbaropsis bengalensis''), also called the Bengal bustard, is a bustard species native to the Indian subcontinent, Cambodia, and Vietnam. It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List because fewer than 1,00 ...

, and the

white-winged wood duck The white-winged duck or white-winged wood duck (''Asarcornis scutulata'') is a large species of duck, formerly placed in the genus ''Cairina'' with the Muscovy duck (''Cairina moschata'') and allied with the dabbling ducks. However, mtDNA cyto ...

. Mishmi Hills giant flying squirrels (''Petaurista mishmiensis'') also live in this district., Choudhury, Anwaruddin (2009).One more new flying squirrel of the genus Petaurista Link, 1795 from Arunachal Pradesh in north-east India. The Newsletter and Journal of the RhinoFoundation for nat. in NE India 8: 26–34, plates. In 1980, the Lower Dibang Valley district became home to the Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of . A new subspecies of hoolock gibbon has been discovered in this area, which was named the Mishmi Hills hoolock. ''H. h. mishmiensis''..

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dibang Valley district (Lower) 2011 establishments in Arunachal Pradesh Districts of Arunachal Pradesh