Arunachal
Pradesh is a thinly populated hilly tract lying on the
north-east extremity of India comprising roughly 83,573 square kilometers.
The Pradesh is known to be rich in flora, fauna, power and
mineral potential. Previously this region was known as the North
East Frontier Agency (NEFA) and constituted a part of the state
of Assam. Arunachal Pradesh became an independent state on 20th
February 1987. It is bounded by independent countries on the three
sides and by Assam and Nagaland in the south. The long international
border comprises of Bhutan on its west (160 km), the Tibet region
of China on its northern and north east border (1080 km) and Myanmar
(formerly Burma (440km) on the eastern border.
| State Bird -Horn Bill |
State Animal - Mithun |
| State Flower - Fox
tail orchid |
State Tree - Hollong |
|
| Area |
: 83,743 sq .km |
| Capital |
: Itanagar |
| Languages |
:Monpa, Apatani, Hill, Miri,
etc |
| Districts |
: 15 |
Population
Males
Female |
: 1,091,117
: 573,951
: 517,166
|
| Literacy |
: 54.74% |
|
