West Kameng is a district of Arunachal Pradesh in India. It accounts for 8.86% of the total area of the state. Under Chinese sovereignty claim, West Kameng falls under the jurisdiction of Cuona County of Shannan Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region. The name is derived from the Kameng River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra, that flows through the district. Bomdila is the headquarters of West Kameng district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here surface areas between 100,000 km² and 1,000,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Arunachal Pradesh   (Hindi: Aruṇācal PradeÅ›, Chinese: 藏南 Zangnan) is a state of India. ... Shannan prefecture in Tibet Autonomous Region Shannan Prefecture (Tibetan: ལྷོ་ཁ་ས་ཁུལ་; Wylie: lho kha sa khul; simplified Chinese: 山南地区; pinyin: Shānnán DìqÅ«) List of Tibet Autonomous Region County-level divisions Categories: | ... The Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) (Tibetan: བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས་; Wylie: Bod-rang-skyong-ljongs; Simplified Chinese: 西藏自治区; Traditional Chinese: 西藏自治區; Pinyin: XÄ«zàng ZìzhìqÅ«), is a province-level autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... The Brahmaputra is one of the major rivers of Asia. ...

People

West Kameng is comprised of five major tribes: Monpa (which makes up 78% of the district's population and includes Dirang, Bhut, Lish, and Kalaktang Monpa), Miji (Sajolang), Sherdukpen, Aka (Hrusso), and Khowa (Bugun). Minority tribes include Takpa, Lishipa, Chugpa, and Butpa. The Monpa (门巴) are an ethnic group in the Peoples Republic of China, with a population of 50,000, centered in the districts of Tawang and West Kameng. ... Miji lady The Miji, who are also known as Sajolang or Damai, inhabit in the districts of West Kameng and East Kameng in Arunachal Pradesh. ... Two Sherdukpen Couples The Sherdukpen are an ethnic group related to both the Aka and Monpa. ... The Aka, also known as Hrusso, are found in the Thrinzo area in West Kameng and East Kameng of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. ... Khoa redirects here. ... The Takpa are an relatively unknown tribe in Arunachal Pradesh. ... The Lishipa people are centered in the Dirang area in the West Kameng district. ... The Chugpa are one of the few smaller tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, living in the West Kameng district around Dirang. ...

Most of the inhabitants are Buddhist, though the Aka, Khowa, and Miji have indigenous religions and those tribe members follow a mix of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Donyi-Polo (a form of Animism). A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by... Hinduism (Sanskrit: , , also known as , ) is a religion that originated on the Indian subcontinent. ... Donyi-Polo is a religion in Arunachal Pradesh, followed by the tribes of Arunachal Pradesh. ... In religion, the term Animism is used in a number of ways. ...

Geography

West Kameng lies approximately between 91° 30' to 92° 40' East longitudes and 26° 54' to 28° 01' North latitudes. The district shares an international border with Tibet in the north, Bhutan in the west, Tawang District in the northwest, and East Kameng district in the east. The southern border is shared with Sonitpur district and Darrang district of Assam. This article is becoming very long. ... The Tawang district is located at the north-west of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ... The East Kameng district is located in Arunachal Pradesh. ... Sonitpur is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ... Darrang is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ... Assam   (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur. ...

Topography

The topography is mostly mountainous. Much of West Kameng area is covered with the Himalayas. The highest peak in the district and state is Kangte. Perspective view of the Himalayas and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ...

Climate

Like East Kameng, the West Kameng district experiences an arid tundra or a cool temperate climate in the north. Snow fall occurs from mid-November to February. The East Kameng district is located in Arunachal Pradesh. ... I lIke Cheese In physical geography, tundra is an area where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons. ...

Administration

The district is divided into three subdivisions, Thrizino, Rupa and Bomdila, and twelve administrative circles, including Dirang, Bomdila, Kalaktang, Balemu, Bhalukpong, Jameri, Sinchung, Nafra, Thrizino, Rupa, Thembang, Shergaon. The four development blocks are Dirang, Kalaktang, Nafra-Buragaon, and Thrizino. Bomdila is the headquarters of West Kameng district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ...

Economy

Like most of Arunachal Pradesh, Jhum, or shifting cultivation, is practised among the tribes who live in lower elevations where there is a temperate or subtropical climate. Horiculture is practised as well. Arunachal Pradesh   (Hindi: Aruṇācal PradeÅ›, Chinese: 藏南 Zangnan) is a state of India. ...

Small industries such as textile and handicraft factories can be found.

History

The area around the Kameng river has traditionally came under the control of the Mon kingdom, Bhutan, Tibet and the Ahom kingdom. Lamaism got a strong foothold among the tribal groups as early as in the 7th century, where the Kachen Lama constructed the Lhagyala Gompa in Morshing. The Mon are an ethnic group in Southeast Asia. ... The Tai Ahoms ruled parts of present day Assam for nearly 600 years: from 1228 to 1826. ... Tibetan Buddhism, (formerly also called Lamaism after their religious gurus known as lamas), is the body of religious Buddhist doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and the Himalayan region. ... The 7th century is the period from 601 - 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ...

Whenever loose control was exerted over the area, small, feudal chiefdoms ruled by the Monpa and the Sherdukpen kings dominated control over the area. This can be evidenced in the fact that ruined fortresses like those in Bhalukpong constructed in the 10th to 12th century and the Dirang fort, which was constructed in the 17th century to defend against invasions from neighbouring chiefdoms. Bhalukpong is a small town located along the southern reaches of the Himalayas in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh. ...

Upon the arrival of the British, the entire area became what was known as the North-East Frontier Agency. It was renamed as the Balipara Frontier tract in 1919, with its headquarters based at Charduar in Assam. In 1946, the district area was carved out of the Balipara, with the name Sela Sub-Agency and its headquarters continued to be Charduar of Assam. North Eastern Frontier Agency was one of the British agencies in British India. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Following the independence of India, the Sela Sub-Agency was renamed as the Kameng Frontier Division. Its headquarters were later transferred to Bomdila in 1954. However, with the invasion of Tibet in 1950, Tibetan refugees started populating the area. Furthermore, with the invasion of the Chinese troops into this area, many historical mounments were either destroyed or defaced. Bomdila is the headquarters of West Kameng district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Kameng Frontier Division was renamed as the Kameng District. The Political Officer was also redesignated as the Deputy Commissioner of Kameng. However, due to political reasons, the Kameng district was bifurcated between East Kameng and West Kameng on the June 1, 1980. The Tawang district, which initially belonged to part of the district, was separated on the October 6, 1984. June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Tawang district is located at the north-west of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Tourist attractions

The district's official website[1] says the "best time to visit the district is April to May and mid-September to November."

Rupa

Rupa, a town that is mainly inhabited by the Sherdukpen (with some Monpa and Tibetan refugees), it is located at an elevation of 1400m. Because it is located in the middle of four mountains, it boasts beautiful scenery in Summer with the Ziding Kho and Dinik Kho rivers that run on the both side of the village and join at the very edge of the valley.

The main attraction centers are the Rupa Gompa of the Gelugpa sect, which is constructed shortly after the construction of the Tawang Gompa. Beautiful orchids and fruits planted by the natives are found everywhere. The Geluk (dge lugs) School was founded by Tsongkhapa (1357-1419), Tibets best known religious reformer and arguably its greatest philosopher. ... The Tawang district is located at the north-west of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ... Orchid re-directs here; for alternate uses see Orchid (disambiguation) Genera Over 800 See List of Orchidaceae genera. ...

Bomdila

The district's headquarters, Bomdila, boasts of a beautiful collection of Gompas, orchids, fruits and flowers. The main attractions are the Gompas, craft centres, the district museum, and the sports complex. Gompas are Buddhist temples, located in Tibet, Ladakh (India), Nepal, and Bhutan. ...

Bomdila acts as a center to unify all the tribes from the entire district to live in harmony. Over time, the local Buddhist culture have intertwined with magico-spiritual beliefs, mainly thriugh the frequent contact. Today, people celebrate festivals from different religions such as Losar (the Tibetan New Year), Wang, Neichidow, and Choskar. The 2006 Sinulog festival in the Philippines Renaissance festival A festival or fest is an event, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some theme, sometimes on some unique aspect of the community. ... Losar is the Tibetan word for new year. ... Wang may refer to: Wang as a surname Titles in Chinese nobility A title in Korean nobility Wang Laboratories, a seminal computer company Wang River in Thailand Wang Film Productions An abbreviation for the town of Wangaratta, Victoria Wang is a slang term meaning to throw Wang it in the...

Groups of Tibetan refugees can be found in Bomdila.

External links

• Official website of the West Kameng district
• West Kameng District Profile
• Webshots Images
• (Chinese) Chinese map showing the location of Cuona

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