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Lemmi
Location in Arunachal Pradesh
Coordinates: 27°09′36″N93°13′12″E / 27.160°N 93.220°E / 27.160; 93.220
District Pakke-Kessang district
State Arunachal Pradesh
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Languages
  Prevalent Nishi, Adi, Galo, Apatani, Hindi
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)

Lemmi is the headquarters of the Pakke-Kessang district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) (2010). "States and Union Territories: Arunachal Pradesh: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. p. 1113. ISBN   978-81-230-1617-7.
  2. "Pakke Kessang 25th district of Arunachal Pradesh", Damien Lepcha, 14 Dec 2018, Northeast Now, ... The Pakke-Kessang district has been carved out of East Kameng district with five administrative units – Pakke-Kessang, Seijosa, Pijiriang, Passa Valley and Dissing Passo. The district headquarters will be at Lemmi ...