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Tezu | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 27°55′N 96°10′E / 27.92°N 96.17°E[1] | |
Country | India |
State | Arunachal Pradesh |
District | Lohit |
Established | 1946 |
Government | |
• Type | Democratic |
• Body | Independent politician, as per 2019 elections |
• Rank | 5th after Aalo, Pasighat, naharlagun, Itanagar |
Elevation | 185 m (607 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 18,184 |
• Rank | 5th |
• Density | 17/km2 (40/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-AR |
Vehicle registration | AR-11 |
Tezu is a census town and the headquarters of Lohit district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It is the fifth largest town in Arunachal Pradesh and one of its most developed.
Tezu is one of the 60 constituencies of Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh. The current MLA (May 2019) of Tezu constituency is Karikho Kri. He is an independent candidate.[2]