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Tirap District Map


Tirap District, whose nomenclature can be traced to the Tirap River, is covered almost entirely by mountainous tracts, treacherous gorges and ravines. Nestled between the latitude 26º 38º N and 27º 47º N and the longitude 96º 16º E and 95º 40º E, Tirap District is bounded by Assam in the north and Myanmar in the south while Changlang District and Nagaland are its eastern and western neighbors, respectively. It is Arunachal's second smallest district occupying an area of 2,362 sq. km and the altitude varies from 200 meters in the northwest .to 4,000 meters in the mountains. Ironically, it has the highest population density (42 persons per sq. km).

Tirap District experiences torrential pre-monsoon thundershowers. Low temperatures coupled with high relative humidity are distinctive of the regions climatic profile. The vegetation of Tirap comprises mainly of tropical and subtropical evergreen forests with inter spread grasslands and temperate forests in the higher altitudes. This region is also home to several rare species some of which include tigers, leopards, jackals, wild boars, bears, barking deer and numerous species of rodents.

The district is partitioned into Longding sub division, Deomali sub division and Kanubari sub division, six blocks and eight circles which are responsible for the administration of its constituent one sixty one villages. Khonsa is the headquarters of Tirap District, which is under the jurisdiction of the Deputy Commissioner. The Additional Deputy Commissioner, the Extra Assistant Commissioner, the Superintendent of Police and several Circle officers assist the Deputy Commissioner. The various departments include the divisional, medical, industries, labor and employment, public health and engineering department, and horticulture and cooperative society. Tirap is not directly connected with the outside world. Dibrugarh in Assam can be reached by air, rail, or road from where private buses and taxis transport people to Tirap.

Tirap records a population of 1,00,227 with a literacy rate of 42.01%. More than 80% of the total population is tribal with the Nocte, Wancho and Tutsa tribes dominating the tribal population. The people speak Assamese, Hindi, Nocte, Wancho and English. The hospitable and cooperative villagers actively participate in several local sports, which include Kako- Khoam(split walk), Sakchin Tham( arm grip) and Jaam( wrestling). Their society is autocratic with a major chieftain controlling the village chiefs. The people are pantheists and agnostics.

The economy is primarily agrarian with the locals practicing jhum cultivation. Some people are also involved in allied industries like govt. employment, govt. contract works, and contract work in forest products, trade in local products, agricultural labor, etc. The Namsang Borduria Forest also generates revenue to the Arunachal Government.

The jagged hilly terrains of Tirap are testimonial to the virgin natural beauty of the northeast. The Namsang Borduria Forest is an exemplary example of the district's natural reserves. Besides tourists can also visit Tirap during the primitive 'Ojiyele' or 'Oriya ' festival of the Wanchos, the Loku festival of the Noctes, and the Tutsa Pongtu festival and rejoice in the revelry.

Tirap offers excellent education facilities, the priemere academic institutes being Ramakrishna Mission School at Narottam Nagar, Deomali,Ramakrishna Sarda Mission School,Tirap College and a horde of outstanding government schools.

The picturesque Tirap District is now fast catching up with its urban contemporaries and is worth an enjoyable visit.
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