Thingbu

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Thingbu
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Thingbu
Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India
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Thingbu
Thingbu (India)
Coordinates: 27°39′40″N92°06′00″E / 27.66111°N 92.10000°E / 27.66111; 92.10000
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tawang district
Elevation
3,350 m (10,990 ft)
Languages
  OfficialEnglish
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-AR
Vehicle registration AR

Thingbu is a settlement in Tawang district in the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, India.

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Location

It is located on the 2,000-kilometre-long (1,200 mi) proposed Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway along the McMahon Line, [1] [2] [3] [4] alignment map of which can be seen here and here. [5]

Demographics

A small village occupied by Monpa tribe & consists of 58 households.

Culture

Main festivals: Losar, Gandan Ngamchod etc.

Religion: Buddhist.

Dress: Traditional Shinka, Totung, Tenga-kime, Khichin, etc. ( for women). Khanjar, Chhuba, Totung, etc. (for men)

Climate

Heavy snowfall occurs during the months of December, January & February.

See also

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References

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