Zemithang

Zemithang or Zimithang, also called Pangchen, is a village and the headquarters of an eponymous circle in the Tawang district of Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It is on the bank of the Nyamjang Chu river, which originates in Tibet and enters India from the north near the locality called Khinzemane.

Zemithang
Pangchen
Village
Zemithang Circle
Zemithang Circle
Zemithang is located in Arunachal Pradesh
Zemithang
Zemithang
Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India
Zemithang is located in India
Zemithang
Zemithang
Zemithang (India)
Coordinates: 27.7106891°N 91.7300530°E / 27.7106891; 91.7300530
Country India
State Arunachal Pradesh
DistrictTawang
Elevation
2,120 m (6,960 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,498
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

The Zemithang Circle is the last administrative division of India on the border with the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, along the border with Bhutan in the west.[1][2][3] It has a population of 2,498 people by the 2011 census, distributed in 18 villages. The Zemithang Circle and the Dudunghar Circle to its south, together make up a community development block.[4]

Zemithang's border with Tibet, along the Namka Chu and Sumdorong Chu valleys, is disputed with China.

  • Nature near Zemithang
    Nature near Zemithang
  • Mountains of Zemithang
    Mountains of Zemithang
  • Tawang district
    Tawang district

References
  1. Sang Khandu (APCS, Circle Officer, Bomdila). "Leaves of Pangchen" (PDF). Retrieved 12 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. Chowdhary, Charu (2019-07-23). "Zemithang: An Oasis of Calm And Tranquility in Arunachal Pradesh". India.com. Retrieved 2021-07-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Community from Zemithang Valley bags award for forest conservation". www.wwfindia.org. WWF-India. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 2021-07-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Tawang District Census Handbook, Part A (PDF), Directorate of Census Operations, Arunachal Pradesh, 2011, pp. 28, 77
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