Principal Languages: Nyishi, Dafla, Miji, Adi Gallong, Wancho, Tagin, Hill Miri, Mishmi, Monpa, Nocte, Aka, Tangsa and Khamti.
Important Cities, Towns and Religious / Tourist Places:
Along, Anini, Bhismaknagar (archaeological sites),
Bomdila, Changlong, Daporijo, Itanagar (with excavated ruins of historical Ita Fort and attractive Ganga Lake), Khonsa, Pasighat, Seppa, Malinithan (archaeological sites), Namdapha
(wildlife sanctuary in Changlang district), Pareaswaramkund (place of Pilgrimage), Tawang (and nearby largest Buddhist monastery in India), Tezu, Ziro.
Judicature: The state comes under the jurisdiction of Guwahati High Court.
Location: Bounded by Bhutan to the west, China to the north-east,
Myanmar (Burma) to the cast and the plains of Assam to the south, Arunachal Pradesh is the home of more than 20 major tribes and
acknowledged to be one of the most splendid, Variegated and multilingual tribal areas of the world.
History:
The modern history of Arunachal Pradesh begins with
the establishment of the British-rule in Assam by the treaty of Yandaboo concluded in 1826. Arunachal Pradesh acquired an identity of
its own for the first time in 1914, when some tribal Lakhimpur districts of the province of Assam to form the North East Frontier Tract.
The North East Frontier Tract was further sub-divided into the Balipara Frontier Tract, Lakhimpur Frontier Tract,
Sadiya Frontier Tract and the Tirap Frontier Tract during various stages of evolution between with the Naga Tribal area,
Were Collectively renamed the North East Frontier Agency (NEFA) in 1951.
In 1954, the NEFA was reconstituted into the Kameng Frontier Division, Lohit Frontier Division and Tuensang Frontier Division. The Tuensang Frontier Division was separated from NEFA in 1957 and merged with the newly constituted Nag Hills-Tuensang Area which now forms the State of Nagaland. Later, five Frontier divisions of the territory became the five original districts.
Arunachal Pradesh acquired an independent political status in 1972, when it was upgraded as Union Territory. It became a full-fledged as Union Territory. It become on February 20, 1987.
Economy:
For about 35 percent of the population of Arunachal Pradesh, agriculture is the main occupation. Seventeen percent of total cultivated area is under irrigation. Rice, maize, millets, pulses, potatoes, Wheat and mustard are the important crops. About 62 percent of the total area of the State is under forests.
The principal industries of the State are forest-based. Besides handloom and handicraft industries, saw mills, fruit preservation units, soap and candle manufacturing, steel fabricatio0n, oil expellers are in the medium and small industrial sectors. The State has reserves of focal and crude oil. Deposits of dolomite ore, limestone, copper ore have also been reported.
Arunachal Pradesh
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