# Seppa

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For the Japanese sword component, see [Japanese sword mountings § Seppa](/source/Japanese_sword_mountings#Seppa).

See also: [Seppä](/source/Sepp%C3%A4)

City in Arunachal Pradesh, India

Seppa City Seppa Seppa Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India Show map of Arunachal Pradesh Seppa Seppa (India) Show map of India Coordinates: 27°21′00″N 93°2′44″E / 27.35000°N 93.04556°E / 27.35000; 93.04556 Country India State Arunachal Pradesh District East Kameng Elevation 363 m (1,191 ft) Population (2011) • Total 18,184 Languages - English, Hindi, Nyishi, Adi, Galo, Apatani, Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST) 790102 790102 ISO 3166 code IN-AR Vehicle registration AR Precipitation 2,212 millimetres (87.1 in) Avg. summer temperature 25 °C (77 °F) Avg. winter temperature 9 °C (48 °F) Climate Cwa

**Seppa** (formerly known as **Sepla**) is the headquarter of the [East Kameng](/source/East_Kameng) [district](/source/District) in the [state](/source/States_and_territories_of_India) of [Arunachal Pradesh](/source/Arunachal_Pradesh) in [India](/source/India). *Sepla* means 'marshy' land in the local dialect. It lies on the bank of [Kameng River](/source/Kameng_River) with a [helipad](/source/Helipad) located in the heart of the town.[1] It is located 160 kilometres (99 mi) from [Itanagar](/source/Itanagar) and 213 kilometres (132 mi) from [Tezpur](/source/Tezpur) (Assam) connected by motorable road.[2] The village of Seppa has two out of the sixty Vidhan Sabha Constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh. They are [Seppa East](/source/Seppa_East) and [Seppa West](/source/Seppa_West).

## Demographics

As of 2001 India [census](/source/Census),[3] Seppa had a population of 14,965; males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%; 21% of the population was under 6 years of age; the average literacy rate was 53%—lower than the national average of 59.5%, with 64% male literacy and 41% female literacy.

## Media

Seppa has an [All India Radio](/source/All_India_Radio) Relay station known as Akashvani Seppa. It broadcasts on FM frequencies.

## Transport

The nearest airways serving the area are Naharlagun Helipad (helicopter) and Holongi Airport (airplane), which are located in Naharlagun and Itanagar. People travelling from international destinations can board flights to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in [Guwahati](/source/Guwahati), which has connecting flights to Lilabari Airport in Assam, located close to Koloriang. Apst( Arunachal Pradesh state transport) bus services are available from Itanagar via Naharlagun on alternative days.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]. Presently commuters can also travel to Seppa via Wingers and Tata Sumo agencies.

It is on the [NH13](/source/National_Highway_13_(India)) which is part of the larger [Trans-Arunachal Highway](/source/Trans-Arunachal_Highway). A strategic road was constructed by BRO in 2017 in [Kurung Kumey district](/source/Kurung_Kumey_district) between Huri (which is already connected to [Koloriang](/source/Koloriang)) and Sarli after heavy construction equipment was heli-airlifted from [Ziro](/source/Ziro), which will enable Koloriang-Huri-Sarli-Taliha-Daporijo connectivity by facilitating the construction of the remaining Sarli-Taliha section.[4][5] Once Taliha-[Daporijo](/source/Daporijo), [Taliha](/source/Taliha)-[Nacho](/source/Nacho%2C_Arunachal_Pradesh), Taliha-Tato (headquarters of [Shi Yomi district](/source/Shi_Yomi_district) is completed, all of which were under construction in February 2021 while facing land acquisition issues, it will provide the [strategic frontier connectivity](/source/Arunachal_Frontier_Highway) from Seppa-Tamsang Yangfo-Sarili-Koloriang-Sarili-Nacho (and beyond to Daporijo-[Taksing](/source/Taksing))-Tato (and beyond to [Mechuka](/source/Mechuka)-Gelling and [Aalo](/source/Aalo)).[6]

## Places of interest

Nyishi women dancing during the annual festival, Nyokum Yullo.

Nyedar namlo, the place of worship of the [Donyi-Polo](/source/Donyi-Polo) religion is situated in the heart of the town. The two-storey building has a hall with a seating capacity of 100 people on the ground floor and the prayer hall is on the first floor. The [sanctum sanctorum](/source/Sanctum_sanctorum) holds a white marble figure of the goddess Ane Donyi. The annual Nyokum Yullo, the main festival of the [Nyishi people](/source/Nyishi_people) is celebrated on the Nyokum Lapang Ground adjacent to the namlo.[7]

## See also

- [List of districts of Arunachal Pradesh](/source/List_of_districts_of_Arunachal_Pradesh)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** District Administration, Seppa, East Kameng at a Glance, Retrieved 10 May 2007 [Seppa Helipad](http://eastkameng.nic.in/InBrief.htm#hpd) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20031210045049/http://eastkameng.nic.in/InBrief.htm) 10 December 2003 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Nandy S.N. (1998) ENVIS Bulletin - Himalayan Ecology & Development, vol. 6 No. 1, .[District Profile: East Kameng](http://gbpihed.nic.in/envis/HTML/vol61/nandy.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20031117051507/http://gbpihed.nic.in/envis/HTML/vol61/nandy.htm) 17 November 2003 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages, and towns (Provisional)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999). Census Commission of India. Archived from [the original](http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999) on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sar1_4-0)** [Border Road Org builds strategic road in remote Arunachal near China](https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/border-road-org-builds-strategic-road-in-remote-arunachal-near-china-117090400810_1.html), Business Standard, 4 Sept 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sar3_5-0)** [SARDP approved roads](http://www.arunachalpwd.org/pdf/SARDP_Power_point.pdf), SARDP plan, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sar2_6-0)** [Defence committee: action taken report](http://164.100.47.193/lsscommittee/Defence/17_Defence_10.pdf), Parliament of India, 12 Feb 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Borgohain, Bhaswati; Dodum, Mekory (9 July 2023). ["Religious Nationalism, Christianisation and Institutionalisation of Indigenous Faiths in Contemporary Arunachal Pradesh, India"](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00856401.2023.2223457). *South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies*: 1–20. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1080/00856401.2023.2223457](https://doi.org/10.1080%2F00856401.2023.2223457). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0085-6401](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0085-6401).

## External links

- [Threat of drought forces tribe to cut down on rice beer in India](https://web.archive.org/web/20110608021450/http://www.cs.pitt.edu/mpqa/demo/database/docs/www_irna_ir_en/rats-http___www_irna_ir_en_news_view_line-20_0508183087014436_htm.html)

- [District profile](https://web.archive.org/web/20061026222117/http://www.indianngos.com/districts/eastkameng_about.htm)

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