Lower Subansiri District Map

The nomenclature of Subansiri District can be traced to the Subansiri River, very famous for its gold dust. Subansiri Area was created in 1946 from the erstwhile Lakhimpur District of Assam, with Ziro being its headquarters. It was successively renamed Subansiri Frontier Division from which Subansiri District came into being on 13th March, 1980. However, it was bifurcated into Upper and Lower Subansiri District, with Subansiri District being placed under the latter. However in 1992, Lower Subansiri District was further bifurcated to give birth to Papum Pare District.

Covering an area of 10,135 sq. km and located at an altitude of 1500 meters above sea level, Lower Subansiri District has China and Upper Subansiri district as its northern neighbors while Papum Pare district bounds it in the south. It is enclosed between West Siang and a portion of Upper Subansiri on the east and East Kameng District on the west.

The lofty Himalayan ranges dominate the Lower Subansiri skyline. The district also abounds in lush flora and is home to several rare species of wild animals like tigers, civets, hornbill, leopards, elephants, etc. Possessing high relative humidity throughout the year, climatic conditions are largely dependant on place and season.

Lower Subansiri District follows a single line administration under the jurisdiction of the Deputy Commissioner. It has six circles (the smallest administrative unit representing a group of villages) namely Ziro (Sadar), Yachuli, Pistana, Raga, Kamporijo and Dollungmukh and three blocks which include Ziro-I, Ziro-II and Tamen-Raga. The various administrative departments include power, post and telegraph, telephone, bank, cooperative, forest, research and library, horticulture, animal husbandry and veterinary, fishery, agriculture, legal environment, police, health, industries, birth and death and employment.

The 2001 Census has attributed a population size of 98,244, with a male-female ratio of 1000-985 and a literacy rate of 45.01%. The population of the district forms only 9.62% of the total population of Arunachal Pradesh. Three major tribes mainly dominate the populace. They are the Apatani, Nishi and Hill Miri tribes, respectively.

The economy of Lower Subansiri District is primarily agrarian. But people also involved in rearing livestock, forestry, mining, manufacturing, construction and the trade sector.

There is no dearth of places to explore in Lower Subansiri. Tourists are mesmerized by the resplendent beauty of Kile Pakho, Pine Groove, Midey, Ziro Putu, Dolo Mandu, District Industries Centre, Tarin Fish Farm, Taley Wildlife Sanctuary, the Shiva lingam at Kardo forest, and the Ranganadi Hydel Project. They can also rejoice in the festivities of the Dree, Myoko and Durung festivals.

Lower Subansiri District has one college and several schools of which the Higher Secondary School, Hapoli, Blue Pine School and Woodland School deserve mention.

Lower Subansiri District will definitely enchant tourists who have an unquenchable thirst to explore the unexplored by its mind- blowing scenic beauty.

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