Lepa Rada district


Lepa Rada district, with headquarters at Basar, is one of the 25 districts of Arunachal Pradesh state in northeastern India. Lepa Rada falls under 29-Basar Assembly Constituency and 1-West Parliamentary Constituency. The district is centrally located, hence the name Lepa Rada. Basar, Tirbin, Dari and Sago are 4 administrative circles of the district. It was created from the Western Siang district by bifurcating its southern areas along Assam border into a new district.

History

The district was created in 2018 by bifurcating the Lower Siang district.

Culture

People
Lepa Rada is inhabited by the Galo tribe. Mopin being the main festival of harvest.