Ziro (India)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Ziro (India)
Coordinates
93.86527778 93.86527778 28.03833333 28.03833333 (gooearth )
E0935000 E0935000 N0273800 N0273800 (geonames )
Associated country
India
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 130304402
Wikidata: Q663062
Library of congress: n 89119517
Sources of Information
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 27°38ʹ00ʺN 093°50ʹ00ʺE)
  • Where is it, 1976, p. 22 (Ziro, 27.6°N; 93.8°E)
  • Customary laws of Arunachal Pradesh, 1990:t.p. (Ziro, Lower Subansiri District, Arunachal Pradesh)
  • Where is it, 1976, p. 22 (Ziro, 27.6⁰N; 93.8⁰E)

Wikipedia description:

Ziro is a town in and the district headquarters of the Lower Subansiri district of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The part of the town which is the centre of economic activities and where the administrative offices are located is called Hapoli, or locally known by the Apatanis as "Hao-Polyang". Ziro is home to the Apatani tribe. Ziro is included in the Tentative List for UNESCO's World Heritage Site for the Apatani cultural landscape. Ziro is 115 km from the state capital, Itanagar, 112 km from North Lakhimpur in Assam and 96 km from Naharlagun railway station. Indian Air Force's ALG airstrip is at Ziro.

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