List of Districts in Arunachal Pradesh 2023

By : Neha Dhyani

Updated : Feb 1, 2023, 15:27

The total number of districts of Arunachal Pradesh is 26. The newest districts of the state are Shi Yomi and Lepa-Rada, which were both formed in 2018. Since then, no other district has been added to the state. A Deputy Commissioner belonging to the Indian Administrative Service is responsible for governing the district of Arunachal Pradesh.

There are demands to form new districts in the state. We have shared the names of all the existing Arunachal Pradesh districts, along with information about the proposed districts, and the history of the districts of the state here.

How Many Districts in Arunachal Pradesh

There are 26 districts in Arunachal Pradesh. Arunachal Pradesh was given the status of a Union Territory in 1972 and on 20 February 1987, it was announced as a full-fledged state of India. There have been demands to constitute new districts in the state of Arunachal Pradesh.

To look after the law and order in the districts of Arunachal Pradesh, a Deputy Commissioner or a District Magistrate are appointed by the government. Additionally, a Superintendent of Police helps the DM to look after the administrative affair of the Arunachal Pradesh districts.

Arunachal Pradesh District List

Here, we have shared the names of the Arunachal Pradesh districts, along with information about their year of formation, the area that they cover, and the total population residing in the districts. Check out the details of the districts of Arunachal Pradesh below -

#	District	Area (km2)	Population (2011)	Formed In
1	Anjaw	6,190	21,089	2004
2	Changlang	4,662	147,951	1987
3	Kamle	200	22,256	2017
4	Kra Daadi	2,202	22,290	2015
5	Kurung Kumey	8,818	89,717	2001
6	Lepa-Rada			2018
7	Lohit	2,402	145,538	1980
8	Longding	1,200	60,000	2012
9	Namsai	1,587	95,950	2014
10	Pakke-Kessang			2018
11	Papum Pare	2,875	176,385	1992
12	Shi-Yomi	2,875	13,310	2018
13	Siang	2,919	31,920	2015
14	Tawang	2,085	49,950	1984
15	Tirap	2,362	111,975	1965
16	Lower Dibang Valley	3,900	53,986	2001
17	Dibang Valley	9,129	7,948	2001
18	East Kameng	4,134	78,413	1980
19	West Kameng	7,422	87,013	1980
20	East Siang	4,005	99,019	1980
21	Lower Siang		80,597	2017
22	Upper Siang	6,188	33,146	1994
23	West Siang	8,325	112,272	1980
24	Lower Subansiri	3,460	82,839	1980
25	Upper Subansiri	7,032	83,205	1980
26	Itanagar	200	122,930	2022

Proposal for New Arunachal Pradesh Districts

There is a proposal for forming new districts in Arunachal Pradesh. We have shared the information about the proposed Arunachal Pradesh districts here

There is a proposal to bifurcate the existing district of Papum Pare district into Sagalee district.
In 2017, there was a proposal to bifurcate the existing district of Changlang to form a new Rima district.
There is a demand for the formation of a new Hayuliang district from the existing Arunachal Pradesh districts of Anjaw and Lohit.
People are demanding the formation of the North Subansiri district from the existing 3 districts of Kurung Kumey, Kra Daadi and Upper Subansiri.

Arunachal Pradesh District Map

Find out the geographic location of all the Arunachal Pradesh districts on the map shared here. It will also give you a better idea of the size of the districts of the state. Check out the image for the List of Districts Present Today in Arunachal Pradesh State.

History of Districts of Arunachal Pradesh

The history of the Arunachal Pradesh districts is quite interesting. Here, we have shared information about the history of many of the districts of Arunachal Pradesh

On 23 November 1994, the Upper Siang district was formed.
In 2001, the Kurung Kumey district was formed and the Dibang Valley district was bifurcated into Dibang Valley and Lower Dibang Valley.
On 16 February 2004, Anjaw district was formed.
On 19 March 2012, Longding district was carved from Tirap district.
On 25 November 2014, the Namsai district of Arunachal Pradesh was created.
In 2015, the Siang and Kra Daadi districts were created.
In 2017, the new Arunachal Pradesh districts of Kamle and Lower Siang were established.
On 30 August 2018, the 3 new districts of Shi Yomi, Lepa-Rada and Pakke-Kesand were formed.

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FAQs on Districts of Arunachal Pradesh

Q1. How many districts are there in Arunachal Pradesh 2023?

As of 2023, there are 26 districts in Arunachal Pradesh. The names of the Arunachal Pradesh districts are Anjaw, Kra Daadi, Namsai, East Kameng, Lohit, Longding, Tawang, Siang, Itanagar, West Kameng, Papum Pare, Upper Subansiri, Lower Subansiri, Dibang Valley, and others.

Q2. Which are the three largest districts of Arunachal Pradesh?

Based on area, the three largest districts of Arunachal Pradesh are Dibang Valley and Kurung Kumey. Here are the details about the area that these Arunachal Pradesh districts cover

Dibang Valley - 9,129 square kilometres.

Kurung Kumey - 8,818 square kilometres.

West Siang - 8,325 square kilometres.

Q3. Which are the newest Arunachal Pradesh districts?

The newest districts of Arunachal Pradesh are Shi Yomi and Lepa-Rada. Both these districts were added to the state in 2018. Since then, no other districts have been added to the state. However, there is a widespread demand for creating new districts in Arunachal Pradesh.

Q4. Which are the new proposed districts of Arunachal Pradesh?

There are several proposed Arunachal Pradesh districts. The new proposed districts of Arunachal Pradesh are as follows

Sagalee district
Rima district
North Subansiri
Hayuliang district

Q5. Where can I find the list of districts of Arunachal Pradesh?

We have shared the list of districts of Chhatisgarh here. You can check out the names of all 33 Chhatisgarh districts along with further information about them. Find out the details about the total area covered by each district of Chhatisgarh, its total population, etc.