West Siang is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. The district headquarters are located at Along. The district occupies an area of 8325 km² and has a population of 103,575 (as of 2001). Districts are a form of local government in several countries. ... Arunachal Pradesh (अरुणाचल प्रदेश) is an Indian state. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The WestSiangDistrict located in the central part of Arunachal Pradesh extends between 93.57° to 95.23° East longitude and 27.69° to 29.20° North longitude.
It is bounded on the North by China, on the East by East Siang and Upper Siangdistricts, on the South by North Lakhimpur district of Assam on the West by Upper Subansiri and Lower Subansiri districts of Arunachal Pradesh.
It was difficult in the pre-independence days to have access to the interior areas of the present WestSiangdistrict mainly due to the lack of communication.