Tirap district (Pron:/tɪˈɹæp/) is a district located in the southeastern part of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. It shares a state border with Assam, an international border with Myanmar and a district border with Changlang and Longding.
History
Since time immemorial, Tirap has been inhabited by the ancestors of the indigenous tribes.
Recently, Tirap has also been a major target for the NSCN, a Nagarebel group that aims for the creation of Greater Nagaland, using military force.
Geography
Tirap district occupies an area of 2,362 square kilometres (912 sq mi),[3] comparatively equivalent to Canada's Cornwall Island.[4]
The elevation ranges from 200 meters in the northwest to 4,000 meters in the Patkai Hills. After bifurcation the district occupied an area of 1,170 square km.
According to the 2011 census, Tirap district has a population of 111,975,[citation needed] roughly equal to the nation of Grenada.[6] This gives it a ranking of 613th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 47 inhabitants per square kilometre (120/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 11.63%. Tirap has a sex ratio of 931 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 52.23%.[citation needed]
Language
Much of the tribal population consists of the Naga related Nocte, Konyak, and Wancho, who traditionally followed Animism, although most of them have converted to Christianity. Smaller communities of two other Naga tribes, Tutsa and Tangsa, besides non-Naga Singhpo can be found in the district as well. Festive fairs and festivals such as the Loku of the Nocte, Oriya, or Ojiyele of the Wancho and the Pongtu festival of the Tutsa are celebrated in full flair. Along with these festivals, Durga Puja is also celebrated here.[7]
Tirap District Museum, is the museum of history of the area.[9]
Khonsa Museum in Khonsa shows the history of local tribal bamboo and cane artifacts.[9]
Khonsa Waterfall lies near Khonsa in the forested hills.[9]
Silombhu War Cave, south of Khonsa and 7 km from Thinsa village via forested hills, on the
2,119 metre-high (6,952ft) "Longpongka" hilltop (locally known as the "Silombhu" hilltop) near the India-Myanmar border was used as a transit camp by the colonial British forces during the World war II, remnants of which can still be seen. Military supplies were brought from Assam and stored here.[1]