Diyun a small township or small city on the rise, is located in Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh. It got its name from a very small seasonal river by the same name. It is located at 27°31'28"N and 96°8'33"E, geographically. It is surrounded by the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas on two sides and by the Patkai Bum Range of mountains on one side.[1][2][3] [4][5][6]

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Diyun
Small City
Diyun Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India Show map of Arunachal Pradesh Diyun Diyun (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 27.55°N 96.9°E / 27.55; 96.9
Country	India
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	Changlang
Elevation	205 m (673 ft)
Languages
• Official	English
• Spoken	Chakma, Assamese, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	AR

Communities

Diyun Circle is mostly populated by the Chakma, Hajong, and Deori people. The Singphos, Khamptis, and Chakmas are followers of Theravada Buddhism. Whereas Deoris and Hajongs follow Hinduism.

Buddhist monasteries cover Diyun town where people gather to follow the teachings of Buddha and get blessings from the Buddha the monks. The oldest monastery is Diyun Temple. The largest is Sadhanarama Vihara which is situated at Jyotsnapur Village under Diyun circle. It’s one of biggest Buddhist monasteries and tourist attractions place.

All tribes have an Indian calendar new year(Baisaki) celebration on mid of April called Bihu, Sangken, and Bizu.

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