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Arunachal Pradesh
State in northeast India
Overview
Arunachal Pradesh is a state in northeast India. It was known as the North-East Frontier Agency until 1972, after which it became a union territory under the name Arunachal Pradesh. It became a state on 20 February 1987. Itanagar is its capital and largest town.
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How Arunachal Pradesh connects to the ideas, people and events around it.
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories in turn are each subdivided into districts, of which a total of around 800 exist.
Northeast India, officially the North Eastern Region (NER), is the easternmost region of India representing both a geographic and political administrative division of the country.
North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA), originally known as the North-East Frontier Tracts (NEFT), was a political division of British India and later the Republic of India.
Among the states and union territories of India, a union territory (UT) is a region that is directly governed by the central government of India, as opposed to the states, which have their own state government systems.
Itanagar is the capital and largest town of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.
The Republic of India shares borders with several sovereign countries - it shares land borders with China, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, located in the Eastern Himalayas, bordering China's Tibet Autonomous Region to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast.
Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also referred to as Burma, is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million.
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What is Arunachal Pradesh?
Arunachal Pradesh is a state in northeast India. It was known as the North-East Frontier Agency until 1972, after which it became a union territory under the name Arunachal Pradesh. It became a state on 20 February 1987. Itanagar is its capital and largest town.
What are the key concepts related to Arunachal Pradesh?
The main concepts connected to Arunachal Pradesh include States and union territories of India, Northeast India, North-East Frontier Agency, Union territory, Itanagar, Borders of India, Bhutan, Myanmar. Each is linked on the map above with its own summary.
Which exams cover Arunachal Pradesh?
Arunachal Pradesh is part of State Studies, which appears in the syllabus of Arunachal PSC.