Pasighat
Pasighat | |
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Town | |
A view of Pasighat from Hotel Siang | |
Pasighat Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India Pasighat Pasighat (India) | |
| Coordinates: 28°04′N 95°20′E / 28.07°N 95.33°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Arunachal Pradesh |
| District | East Siang |
| Established | 1911 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Pasighat Municipal Council |
| • Chairman | Tagom Padung (PPA) |
| • Deputy Chairman | Kamin Lego (PPA) |
| • Lok Sabha MP | Tapir Gao (BJP) |
| • MLAs | Ninong Ering (BJP) (Pasighat West) Tapi Darang (PPA) (Pasighat East) |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Sonalika Jiwani, IAS |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.60 km2 (5.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 152 m (499 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 24,656 |
| • Density | 1,504.9/km2 (3,898/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 791102 |
| Telephone code | 0368 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-AR |
| Vehicle registration | AR-09 |
| Climate | Cwa |
| Website | www |
Pasighat is the headquarters of East Siang district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Situated at the eastern foothills of the Himalayas at 155 metres (509 ft) 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.