Seppa

Seppa
City
Seppa
Seppa is located in Arunachal Pradesh
Seppa
Seppa
Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India
Seppa is located in India
Seppa
Seppa
Seppa (India)
Coordinates: 27°21′00″N 93°2′44″E / 27.35000°N 93.04556°E / 27.35000; 93.04556
Country India
StateArunachal Pradesh
DistrictEast Kameng
Elevation
363 m (1,191 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total18,184
Languages - English, Hindi, Nyishi, Adi, Galo, Apatani,
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
790102
790102
ISO 3166 codeIN-AR
Vehicle registrationAR
Precipitation2,212 millimetres (87.1 in)
Avg. summer temperature25 °C (77 °F)
Avg. winter temperature9 °C (48 °F)
ClimateCwa

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.

  1. ^ District Administration, Seppa, East Kameng at a Glance, Retrieved 10 May 2007 Seppa Helipad Archived 10 December 2003 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ 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