Pakke Kessang is a town in the

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state of

Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northeast India. It was formed from the North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and India declared it as a state on 20 February 1987. Itanagar is its capital and la ...

. It is located in

Pakke-Kessang district Pakke-Kessang is a Districts of Arunachal Pradesh, district located in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in the Northeast of India. The district used to be a part of the neighboring district, East Kameng district, East Kameng, and has been created ...

, which has been carved out of the

East Kameng district East Kameng district is one of districts of Arunachal Pradesh state in northeastern, India. It shares an international border with China in the north and district borders with West Kameng district to the west, Pakke-Kessang district to the south ...

along with five administrative units, namely Pakke Kessang, Seijosa, Pijerang, Passa Valley, and Dissing-Passo with district headquarters at Lemmi. It is located 60 km south east of the East Kameng district and is 130 km north west of the State capital,

Itanagar Itanagar () is the capital and largest town of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The seat of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the seat of government of Arunachal Pradesh, and the seat of Gauhati High Court permanent bench at Nahar ...

. Two circuits approved by Arunachal Tourism, namely the Doimukh-Sagalee-Pakke Kessang-Seppa circuit and the Tezpur-Seijosa(Pakke)-Bhalukpong-Tipi circuit also runs within this area. Pakke-Kessang is one of the 60 constituencies of the

Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh 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 ...

. Pakke-Kessang consists of 110 villages and 28 panchayats.

Naharlagun Naharlagun is a town situated in the foothills of the Himalayas in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It falls in and is administered as a part of Itanagar Capital Complex. Geography It is at an altitude of from sea level. Surrounded by ...

railway station is the nearest, being 115 km away from Pakke-Kessang district. Pakke Kessang is home to three different tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, namely the Nyishi, Galo and Puroiks. The famous Pakke Tigers Reserve, the only Hornbill sanctuary in India, and the ancient ruins of Naksha Parbat falls within this region.

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{{coord, 27.159, 93.220, display=title Villages in Pakke-Kessang district

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