Lower Dibang Valley district


The Lower Dibang Valley district is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India. It is the tenth least populous district in the country.

History

The area of the present district was an integral part of the Chutiya Kingdom from
the 12th to the 16th century. In June 1980, Dibang Valley district was created out of part of Lohit district. On 16 December 2001, Dibang Valley district was bifurcated into Dibang Valley district and Lower Dibang Valley district.
This district is credited significantly for producing 1st in the state of Arunachal, the likes such as:-
1) Gora Pertin, first Pro-temporary Speaker of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
2) Jomin Tayeng, first IAS, first L.L.B in Arunachal Pradesh.
3) Tine Mena from Arunachal Pradesh.
4) Anayok James Tayeng, first IAS officer, 1964.
5) Mukut Mithi, the first person to become a Lieutenant Governor from the state of Arunachal Pradesh.
6) Dr. Marak Pertin, first Navy Doctor from Arunachal Pradesh.
7) Mrs. Rukluki Lego, First ANM, 1951 batch from Arunachal Pradesh.
8) Dugyon Lego, the first person to publish a book called PADAM KITAB in Roman Script for elementary education in indigenous dialect in the year 1935.

Geography

The district headquarters of the district is Roing. Before it was carved out on 16 December 2001, Anini was the district headquarters.

Transport

The proposed Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway along the McMahon Line, and will pass through this district, alignment map of which can be seen and .

Divisions

There are two Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituencies located in this district: Dambuk and Roing. Both are part of Arunachal East Lok Sabha constituency.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Lower Dibang Valley district has a population of 54,080, roughly equal to the nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. This gives it a ranking of 630th in India. The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 7.01%. Lower Dibang Valley has a sex ratio of 919 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 70.38%.

Languages

Major Languages spoken include Adi and Idu. Hindi is studied extensively by children in kindergarten since the 1970s. Most of the citizens now understand and speak Hindi. Several other languages are spoken too in various pockets such as Nepali, Assamese, etc. by people who primarily provide labor in farms, tea gardens, etc.
English too is abundantly spoken by educated citizens.

Flora and fauna

The district is rich in wildlife. Rare mammals such as Mishmi takin, red goral, elephant, wild water buffalo and leaf muntjac occur while among birds there is the rare Sclater's monal, Blyth's tragopan, rufous-necked hornbill, Bengal florican, white-winged wood duck. A flying squirrel, new to science, i.e., Mishmi Hills giant flying squirrel also occurs in this district.
In 1980 Lower Dibang Valley district became home to the Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of. A new subspecies of hoolock gibbon has been described from this area which has been named as Mishmi Hills hoolock H. h. mishmiensis.