Anjaw District is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in north-east India. It is a newly created district, having been split from Lohit district on 16 February 2004 under the Arunachal Pradesh Re-organization of Districts Amendment Bill.[2] The district borders China on the north. Hawai, at an altitude of 1296 m above sea level, is the district headquarters, located on the banks of the Lohit River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra River. It is the easternmost district in India.[3] The easternmost community in Anjaw is the village of Dong.[4]
Landscape of Anjaw
Anjaw is the second least populous district in India (out of 640).
Rivers
The main rivers are the following:[3]
Lohit River (called Telu by local Mishmis)
Lam River
Tidding River
Dalai River
Krowti River
Dichu River
Lati River
Klung River
Dav River
Telua River
Ampani River
Sarti River
Economy
Agriculture
The main crops are maize, millet, rice, beans, cardamom, orange, pears, plum, and apple.[11]
Divisions
There is one Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituency located in this district: Hayuliang. It is part of the Arunachal East Lok Sabha constituency.[12]
The district has seven administrative units:
Hayuliang
Hawai
Manchal
Goiliang
Walong
Kibithoo
Chaglogam
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Anjaw district has a population of 21,089,[13] roughly equal to the nation of Palau.[14] This gives it a ranking of 639th in India (out of a total of 640).[13] The district has a population density of 3 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.8/sq mi) .[13] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 13.77%.[13] Anjaw has a sex ratio of 805 females for every 1000 males,[13] and a literacy rate of 59.4%.
Tribes
The Mishmi, and the Zakhring[15] (formerly called Meyor) are the main tribes in the district.
Flora and fauna
The district is rich in wildlife. Rare mammals such as Mishmi takin, Red goral, Gongshan muntjac, Leaf muntjac occurs while among birds there is the rare Sclater's Monal. A pine, Pinus merkusii is found only in this district in the entire northeastern India.[16] A flying squirrel, new to science has also its range in this district. It has been named as Mishmi Hills Giant Flying Squirrel, Petaurista mishmiensis.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anjaw_district
