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West Kameng District

West Kameng is a district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. It is located approximately between 91° 30' to 92°40' East longitudes and 26° 54' to 28° 01' North latitudes. The District is surrounded by Tibet region of China in the North, Bhutan in the West, Tawang District and East Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh are in the Northwest and East respectively and the Southern boundary adjoins Sonitpur District of Assam.

The district derives its name from the Kameng river. Bomdila is the headquarters town of the district. It came into existence when ‘Kameng District’ was split up on June 1, 1980 into ‘East Kameng District’ and ‘West Kameng District.

Area of the district is about 7422 sq km. Population of the district as per census 2011 was 87,013.

Vidhan Sabha (Legislative assembly) constituencies and their areas after delimitation

4 DIRANG VIDHAN SABHA CONSTITUENCY (ST) - Dirang circle.

5 KALAKTANG VIDHAN SABHA CONSTITUENCY (ST) - Kalaktang circle.

6 THRIZINO BURAGAON VIDHAN SABHA CONSTITUENCY (ST) - (1) Thrizino (Buragaon) circle, and (2) Bhalukpong circle.

7 BOMDILA VIDHAN SABHA CONSTITUENCY (ST) - (1) Bomdila circle, and (2) Nafra circle.

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