Seppa | |
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City | |
| Seppa | |
  Seppa Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India  Seppa Seppa (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27°21′00″N 93°2′44″E / 27.35000°N 93.04556°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Arunachal Pradesh |
| District | East Kameng |
| Elevation | 363 m (1,191 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 18,184 |
| Languages - English, Hindi, Nyishi, Adi, Galo, Apatani, | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 790102 | 790102 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-AR |
| Vehicle registration | AR |
| Precipitation | 2,212 millimetres (87.1 in) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 25 °C (77 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 9 °C (48 °F) |
| Climate | Cwa |
Seppa (formerly known as Sepla) is the headquarter of the East Kameng district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. Sepla means 'marshy' land in the local dialect. It lies on the bank of Kameng River with a helipad located in the heart of the town.[1] It is located 160 kilometres (99 mi) from Itanagar and 213 kilometres (132 mi) from Tezpur (Assam) connected by motorable road.[2] The village of Seppa has two out of the sixty Vidhan Sabha Constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh. They are Seppa East and Seppa West.
- ^ District Administration, Seppa, East Kameng at a Glance, Retrieved 10 May 2007 Seppa Helipad Archived 10 December 2003 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Nandy S.N. (1998) ENVIS Bulletin - Himalayan Ecology & Development, vol. 6 No. 1, .District Profile: East Kameng Archived 17 November 2003 at the Wayback Machine