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 | |
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![]() ![]() Zemithang Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India Show map of Arunachal Pradesh![]() ![]() Zemithang Zemithang (India) Show map of India | |
Coordinates: 27.7106891°N 91.7300530°E / 27.7106891; 91.7300530 | |
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District | Tawang |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,498 |
Time zone | UTC+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.
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