Tawang | |
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  Tawang Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India  Tawang Tawang (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27°35′18″N 91°51′55″E / 27.58833°N 91.86528°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Arunachal Pradesh |
| District | Tawang |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Tawang Municipal Council (AR) |
| Elevation | 3,048 m (10,000 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 11,202 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | AR-03 |
| Website | tawang |
Tawang is a town and administrative headquarter of Tawang district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.[1][2] It lies on NH-13 section of Trans-Arunachal Highway. The town was once the headquarter of the Tawang Tract, which is now divided into the Tawang district and the West Kameng district. Tawang continues as the headquarters of the former. Tawang is the number one tourist destination of Arunachal Pradesh.
India occupied Tawang in 1951 and removed Tibetan administration from the area.[3][4] China continues to claim Tawang as its territory.[3] It is situated 448 km north-west of state capital Itanagar at an elevation of approximately 3,048 metres (10,000 ft). It lies to the north of the Tawang Chu river valley, roughly 10 miles (16 km) south of the Line of Actual Control with China. It is the site of a famous Gelugpa Buddhist Monastery.
- ^ Praveen Swami (6 April 2017). "Behind Tawang row, two nations enslaved by history". The Indian Express.
- ^ J Michael Cole (27 November 2012). "China's New Passport Sparks Controversy". The Diplomat.
- ^ a b Wang, Z. (2022). Sino-British Negotiations and the Search for a Post-War Settlement, 1942–1949: Treaties, Hong Kong, and Tibet. Transformations of Modern China. De Gruyter. p. 221. ISBN 978-3-11-070665-9.
- ^ Bajpai, K.; Ho, S.; Miller, M.C. (2020). Routledge Handbook of China–India Relations. Taylor & Francis. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-351-00154-0.