- Seppa
Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Seppa | type = city
latd = 27 | latm = 16
lats = 15
lat_direction = N
longd = 92
longm = 53
longs = 52
long_direction = E | state_name = Arunachal Pradesh
district =East Kameng
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altitude = 363
temp_summer= 25
temp_winter= 9
precip = 2212
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 14,965| population_density =
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footnotes =Seppa (formerly known as Salpa) is the headquarters of the
East Kameng district in the state ofArunachal Pradesh inIndia . "Sapla" means 'marshy' land in the local dialect. It lies on the bank ofKameng River and there is ahelipad there. [District Administration, Seppa, East Kmaeng at a Glance, retrieved 10/5/2007 [http://eastkameng.nic.in/InBrief.htm#hpd Seppa Helipad] ] It is located km to mi|160 fromItanagar and km to mi|213 fromTezpur (Assam) connected by motorable road. [Nandy S.N. (1998) ENVIS Bulletin - Himalayan Ecology & Development, vol. 6 No. 1, . [http://gbpihed.nic.in/envis/HTML/vol61/nandy.htm District Profile: East Kameng] ] [http://www.ncra.tifr.res.in/~rathreya/Eaglenest/ebp1reportW.pdf Map p 22]Demographics
As of 2001 India
census [GR|India] , Seppa had a population of 14,965; males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%; 21% of the population was under 6 years of age; the average literacy rate was 53%—lower than the national average of 59.5%, with 64% male literacy and 41% female literacy.References
External links
* [http://www.cs.pitt.edu/mpqa/demo/database/docs/www_irna_ir_en/rats-http___www_irna_ir_en_news_view_line-20_0508183087014436_htm.html Threat of drought forces tribe to cut down on rice beer in India]
* [http://www.indianngos.com/districts/eastkameng_about.htm District profile]
* [http://www.dayafterindia.com/oct205/states.html Flowers of Doom]
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