Gelling, Arunachal Pradesh
Gelling, or Geling, is a village and the headquarters of an eponymous circle in the Upper Siang district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The Brahmaputra River (called "Siang" in Arunachal Pradesh) enters India near Gelling.[1][2] Gelling village is located around 35 km upstream from Tuting.[3]
Gelling | |
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Village and administrative circle | |
 Gelling Circle in the Upper Siang district | |
  Gelling Gelling village in Arunachal Pradesh, India  Gelling Gelling (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29°08′04″N 94°58′39″E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Arunachal Pradesh |
| District | Upper Siang district |
| Sub-division | Tuting |
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| Simplified Chinese | 更仁 | ||||||
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The Gelling Circle contains the basin of the Siang river on both the sides, on the border of the Medog County of China's Tibet Autonomous Region. It has a population of 742 people living in six villages. The other villages in the Circle are Bishing, Bona, Kopu, Mayum and Norbudling. The Geling Circle along with the Singa Circle is organised as a community development block with 19 villages in total.[4]
References
- Seethalaxmi (17 August 2018). "Gelling in Arunachal, Where the Siang Enters India". Footloose Indian.
- Hazarika, Sanjoy (24 February 2021). "The Brahmaputra is in danger. Delhi and Dhaka must challenge Beijing". Hindustan Times.
- "Gelling". Upper Siang district, Government of Arunachal Pradesh. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- Upper Siang District Census Handbook, Part A, Census of India, 2012, pp. 27, 103.
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