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Changlang

Capital	Changlang
Area	2362 km²
Population	125, 334
Population Density	27.0/km²
Literacy	51.98%
Urbanization	10-20%

Tutsa Dancers from Changlang District

The Changlang district is located in Arunachal Pradesh, located south of the Lohit district and north of the Tirap district.

Changlang is populated by tribal groups, namely Tutsa, Tangsa, Nocte, Singpho and the Lisu. Sizeable communities of the Tibetans¹, Bodo Hajong and Chakma refugees do exist. The Tibetan refugees are clustered at Choephelling Tibetan Refugee settlement in Miao, which was set up in 1976 has hosts a population of 2200.²

There are reports of Naga militants (NSCN) infiltrating into Changlang and Tirap, frequently carrying out campaigns to encourage the locals to make Changlang as part of Nagaland, an offer which many of the locals rejected, including the Naga Wancho and Nocte.³ Frequently, violence is imposed on the locals, ⁴ and there are reports of cases of harassing the local populace and forcing them to convert to Christianity.⁵⁶

The Namdapha Tiger reserve is located in Miao town of this district. The other places to visit are World War II cemetery in Jairampur, Indo-Myanmar border town Nampong and Pangsau Pass.

References

1. ^ Tibetans in Miao Elect Settlement Officer
2. ^ Choepheling Tibetan Settlement, Miao, Arunachal Pradesh, India
3. ^ Rebels eye Arunachal alternative to Bhutan, Army sees possible Red Cross intervention in Himalayan kingdom as advantage to banned group
4. ^ Army failing to check entry of NSCN-IM in Arunachal
5. ^ NSCN denies forcing Buddhists to convert to Christianity
6. ^ The lines nations draw

External links

• Official web site of Changlang District

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