Tirap district

The Tirap district is located in the southeastern part of Arunachal Pradesh. It shares a state border with Nagaland and Assam, an international border with Myanmar and a district border with Changlang.

Geography

Much of the land lies not very far removed from those of the sea level, although a large portion of the district comprises of the Patkoi Hills, which consists of the Namdhapa National Park. The park hosts a wide variety of wildlife species, from mithun to the Himalayan black bear, locally known as takin, to the wild goat.

People

Much of the tribal population consists of the Naga related Nocte and Wancho, who traditionally followed Animism, although a sizeable minorty of Christians can be found among the Nocte as well. Smaller communities of Tangsa and Singpho can be found in the district as well.

Of late, Tirap has been the center of Christian missionaries from Nagaland and other parts of India.