Pasighat
Sign in to savePasighat is the headquarters of East Siang district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Situated at the eastern foothills of the Himalayas at above mean sea level, Pasighat is Arunachal's oldest town. The Government of India included Pasighat in the Smart Cities Mission development scheme in June 2017.
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Place details
- Locality
- Pasighat
- Region
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 25,581
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
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- Metric
- Settlement.name
- Pasighat
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Pasighat Town - May2019.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- A view of Pasighat from Hotel Siang
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Arunachal Pradesh#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- East Siang district
- Area
- +14.60
- Elevation
- +153
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- East Siang district
- Image
- Pasighat Town - May2019.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
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- Economy
- Demography
- Languages
- Culture
- Transport connectivity
- Tourism
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- References
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Pasighat is the headquarters of East Siang district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Situated at the eastern foothills of the Himalayas at above mean sea level, Pasighat is Arunachal's oldest town. The Government of India included Pasighat in the Smart Cities Mission development scheme in June 2017.
It hosts an Advance Landing Ground (ALG) of Indian Air Force.