West Siang

West Siang

West Siang is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. The district headquarters are located at Aalo. The district occupies an area of 8325 km² and has a population of 103,575 (as of 2001).

Various tribal groups of the Adi people, Memba and Khamba tribes live in the district. The Adi follow generally follow Donyi-Polo, although some have embraced Baptist Christianity in recent years. The Memba and Khamba are followers of Tibetan Buddhism. A well-known Tibetan Buddhist temple, Mechuka Gompa, is located in the western part of the Memba-speaking Mechuka district of West Siang.

External links

* [http://westsiang.nic.in/ Official website]


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