Papum Pare is an important administrative district of Arunachal Pradesh with its headquarters located at Yupia, 20 km from Itanagar (capital of Arunachal Pradesh). The district is bounded by Kurung Kumey district in the North, Lower Subansiri District in the East, East Kameng District in the west and state of Assam in the south. The entire district is mountainous forming part of Eastern Himalayas.
Attractions
Itafort- a 13th century ruins of a brick fort, Ganga Lake (Gekar Sinyi), Jawaharlal Nehru State Museum, Zoological Park (Chimpu) and Buddhist Gompa and Theravada Buddhist Temple, Arunachal University, Rono Hills.
Facts & Figures
| Area |
2,085-sq-kms |
| Forest Land |
1230 sq. km |
| Latitude |
27 º 45’ N |
| Longitude |
90º 15’ E |
| Population (2001) |
34705 |
| Males |
17676 |
| Females |
17029 |
| Population density |
16 per sq. km |
| Sex Ratio |
963 females per 1000 males |
| Literacy Rate |
41.14% |
| No. of Sub-Division |
3 |
| No. of Tehsil |
8 |
| No. of Blocks |
3 |
| No. of Villages |
163 |
| Average rainfall |
2760 mm |
| Temperature |
Max.: 29 0C; Min.: 5.5 0C |
| STD Code |
3794 |
How to Reach
One can reach Tawang from various parts of the country via Guwahati and Tezpur in Assam.
Nearest Rail Head: Bhalukpong 285 km from Twang.
Nearest Airport : Tezpur 345 km from Tawang.