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Pasighat City

  • About PMC: Pasighat town is situated at an altitude of 155 metres above Mean Sea Level (MSL). It is situated on the banks of river Siang-Sibokorong, flowing southwest.
    It is located approximately in the geographical co-ordinates of latitude 28o4 N and longitude of 95o9 E. It is at a distance of 261km from the capital city, Itanagar. The town is connected by National highway-52, NH-229(Aalo-Pangin-Pasighat) & NH-513(Pasighat-Mariyang-Yingkiong) and has a good network of roads linking to the nearby towns Mebo, Along and Ruksin, Dhemaji & Lakhimpur. The nearest railway station is Murkongselek which is 35km from the town.

    Historical Perspective Pasighat derives its name from the ‘Pasis’ a sub-tribe of Adi of the area. Pasighat is Arunachal Pradesh’s oldest town established in 1911 and is the district headquarters of east Siang district. A political officer was appointed in that year with a view to help the natives of the area to come down to the plains of Assam for trade & commerce. The people of East Siang District were the first natives of the State to come in contact with the mainstream & it is therefore that this district is called as the gateway to Arunachal Pradesh. Pasighat was designated as census town in 1971 Census. The urban governance in the town is done by the district administration and as in recently Urban Local Body in the form of Pasighat Municipal Council has taken shape.