As of February 2024[update], the Indian state Arunachal Pradesh comprised 28 districts,[1] including Itanagar capital complex,[2] with more districts proposed.[3] Most of the districts are inhabited by various tribal groups. The latest and presently valid official map of districts of Arunachal Pradesh, after the most recent new districts were last announced on 30 August 2018, is in the external links.
| 1965 | [5] Kameng, Subansiri, Siang, Lohit and Tirap |
|---|---|
| 1972 | [6] Itanagar Capital Complex[2] |
| 1980 | [10] Lower Subansiri, Upper Subansiri, Lohit, Dibang Valley, East Siang, West Siang, East Kameng, West Kameng, Tirap |
| 1984 | [11] Tawang |
| 1987 | [12] Changlang |
| 1992 | [13] Papum Pare |
| 1994 | [14] Upper Siang |
| 2001 | [16] Kurung Kumey, Lower Dibang Valley |
| 2004 | [17] Anjaw |
| 2012 | [18] Longding |
| 2014 | [19] Namsai |
| 2015 | [21] Kra Daadi, Siang |
| 2017 | [23] Lower Siang, Kamle |
| 2018 | [26] Pakke-Kessang, Lepa-Rada, Shi-Yomi |
| 2024 | [28] Bichom[2] Keyi Panyor[2] |
| Numbers in brackets represent total number of districts in the state | |
Capital 
Year created 2018 
Year created 2017 
Year created 2015 
Created before 2015
The districts of Arunachal Pradesh state are administrative geographical units, each headed by a deputy commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service and a superintendent of police, an officer belonging to the Indian Police Service.
List of districts, clockwise starting from west, is as follows:[24]
| Code | District | Headquarters | Population (2011)[25] |
Area (km2) |
Density (/km2) |
Year created |
Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TA | Tawang | Tawang Town | 49,950 | 2,085 | 24 | 1984 |  |
| WK | West Kameng | Bomdila | 87,013 | 7,422 | 12 | 1980 |  |
| Bichom[2] | Napangphung | 9,710 | 2,897 | 12 | 2024 | ||
| EK | East Kameng | Seppa | 78,413 | 4,134 | 19 | 1980 |  |
| Pakke-Kessang | Lemmi | 2018 |  | ||||
| Kurung Kumey | Koloriang | 89,717 | 8,818 | 10 | 2001 |  | |
| PA | Papum Pare | Yupia | 176,385 | 2,875 | 61 | 1992 |  |
| Itanagar[2] | Itanagar | 59,490 | 3 | 2004 | | ||
| Kra Daadi | Jamin | 22,290 | 2,202 | 10 | 2015 |  | |
| LB | Lower Subansiri | Ziro | 82,839 | 3,460 | 24 | 1980 |  |
| Kamle | Raga | 22,256[22] | 200 | 111.28 | 2017 |  | |
| Keyi Panyor | Yachuli | 2024 | |||||
| UB | Upper Subansiri | Daporijo | 83,205 | 7,032 | 12 | 1980 |  |
| Shi-Yomi | Tato | 13,310 | 2,875 | 4.6 | 2018 |  | |
| WS | West Siang | Aalo | 112,272 | 8,325 | 12 | 1980 |  |
| Siang | Boleng | 31,920 | 2,919 | 11 | 2015 |  | |
| Lower Siang | Likabali | 80,597 | 2017 |  | |||
| Lepa-Rada | Basar | 2018 |  | ||||
| US | Upper Siang | Yingkiong | 33,146 | 6,188 | 5 | 1994 |  |
| ES | East Siang | Pasighat | 99,019 | 4,005 | 25 | 1980 |  |
| Dibang Valley | Anini | 7,948 | 9,129 | 1 | 2001 |  | |
| UD | Lower Dibang Valley | Roing | 53,986 | 3,900 | 14 | 2001 |  |
| EL | Lohit | Tezu | 145,538 | 2,402 | 61 | 1980 |  |
| AJ | Anjaw | Hawai | 21,089 | 6,190 | 3 | 2004 |  |
| Namsai | Namsai | 95,950 | 1,587 | 60 | 2014 |  | |
| CH | Changlang | Changlang | 147,951 | 4,662 | 32 | 1987 |  |
| TI | Tirap | Khonsa | 111,975 | 2,362 | 47 | 1965 |  |
| LD | Longding | Longding | 60,000[26] | 1,200[26] | 50[26] | 2012 |  |
Proposed new districts listed clockwise starting from west:
