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Kimin

Coordinates: 27°18′16.3″N 93°58′07.6″E / 27.304528°N 93.968778°E / 27.304528; 93.968778
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Kimin
View of Kimin town from the Inspection bungalow
View of Kimin town from the Inspection bungalow
Kimin is located in Arunachal Pradesh
Kimin
Kimin
Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India
Kimin is located in India
Kimin
Kimin
Kimin (India)
Coordinates: 27°18′16.3″N 93°58′07.6″E / 27.304528°N 93.968778°E / 27.304528; 93.968778
Country India
StateArunachal Pradesh
DistrictPapum Pare
Area
 • Total321 km2 (124 sq mi)
Language
 • OfficialEnglish
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
791121
Telephone code0360
Vehicle registrationAR-01 , 02

Kimin is a populated place in the Papum Pare district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. It is centre of one of the nine administrative circles of the district.[1] It is located at a distance of approximately 80 kilometres from Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh. There is no train station nearby the closest one is at Naharlagun and Domestic airport is Lilabari (Also in North Lakhimpur), which falls in state of Assam. Drive time will take 30mins approx. Good hotels are scarce in Kimin, though good food are available in plenty. Hindi is widely spoken here. Ideal time to visit Kimin is August to February, when the weather becomes very pleasant.

Road Distance or driving distance from Guwahati to Kimin is 385 km (239.00 miles).

The first administrative centre in the Papum Pare district was opened at Kimin in 1947.[2]

Languages

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There is no language spoken here as they speak the dialects which usually don't have any script. Nyishi is the widely spoken dialect here. Apart from that, people speak English (Official language), Hindi, Assamese. No other languages are spoken here.

References

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  1. ^ About Papum Pare district
  2. ^ "History of Papum Pare". Archived from the original on 15 April 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
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