Pangin is a town in
Siang district
Siang District is the 21st district of Arunachal Pradesh State, India. This district was created in 2015 by carving it out of the West Siang and East Siang districts of Arunachal Pradesh. The regions included in the district were the legislativ ...
, for which it is the headquarters. Prior to the creation of the Siang district in 2015, the town had been in
East Siang district.
It is located at a distance of about from
Pasighat
Pasighat is the headquarters of East Siang district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Situated at the eastern foothills of the Himalayas at above mean sea level, Pasighat is Arunachal's oldest town. The Government of India included Pas ...
, the earlier district headquarters by road. The settlement is at the junction point where
Siyom River meets the
Siang River. It is the home of the
Adi people
The Adi people are one of the most populous groups of indigenous peoples in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. A few thousand are also found in the Tibet Autonomous Region, where they are called the Lhoba together with some of the Nyishi peopl ...
of Arunachal Pradesh.
the name of current MLA of
Pangin constituency is
Tapang Taloh.
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Siang district
Cities and towns in Siang district